Editor
Balenciaga‘s big show in Los Angeles Saturday caps off a complex, but ultimately encouraging, year for the French fashion house — and underscores how important the U.S. market remains for its future.
California in particular has been a recent focus for Balenciaga’s retail expansion — it doubled its presence on Rodeo Drive and debuted a two-story venue at South Coast Plaza — and that’s hardly a coincidence.
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