Balenciaga

Balenciaga is the fragrance arm of the Spanish fashion house founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1917. After establishing his couture reputation in Spain, Balenciaga moved to Paris in 1937 and later entered perfumery in 1947 with Le Dix, named after the house address at 10 Avenue Georges V in Paris. Archival sources from the brand and Kering note that Le Dix was followed between 1949 and 1962 by La Fuite des Heures, Eau de Balenciaga (1954), and Quadrille, creating an early portfolio of refined feminine chypres and florals.

Over the decades, Balenciaga expanded into mens and womens scents, with releases such as Quadrille (1950), Ho Hang (1971), Michelle (1979), Balenciaga pour Homme (1990), Cristobal (1998) and Cristobal pour Homme (2000), documented by databases like Parfumo. In 2024, under Kering Beauté, the house relaunched its fragrance line as a ten‑scent collection that revives Le Dix and introduces new names including Getaria, No Comment, Twenty Four Seven, Muscara, 100%, Extra, Cristóbal and Incense Perfumum. Brand and group communications describe this collection as honoring the original olfactive heritage while working with contemporary materials.

The modern perfumes emphasize contrast: neo‑marine freshness against sun‑heated accords in Getaria, operatic florals and woods in Le Dix, and darker notes like oud and incense in Incense Perfumum. Official descriptions from Balenciaga and Kering highlight a focus on sculpted bottle forms that echo the brand’s couture silhouettes, and on composing each scent to reflect specific elements of the founder’s story, from his Basque coastal origins to the controlled minimalism of the fashion archives.