Balenciaga Blue Leather Giant City 12 Bag- Nickel HW
By Balenciaga
Located in New York City & Hamptons, NY
Balenciaga BLUE Giant City 12 Bag with Nickel Hardware- NEW; retail $1,985.00 plus taxes The iconic Balenciaga silhouette is recreated each season in exciting new and classic colors.
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H 9.84 in W 5.9 in L 14.9 in
Balenciaga Giant The City 2way 867236 Black Leather Shoulder Bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Width (inch) : 14.9 inch(approx) Width (cm) : 38 cm(approx) Height (inch) : 9.84 inch(approx) Height (cm) : 25 cm(approx) Depth (inch) : 5.90 inch(approx) Depth (cm) : 15 cm(approx) ...
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H 9.05 in W 4.72 in L 14.5 in
Balenciaga Giant City First 2way 868885 Beige Leather Shoulder Bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Width (inch) : 14.5 inch(approx) Width (cm) : 37 cm(approx) Height (inch) : 9.05 inch(approx) Height (cm) : 23 cm(approx) Depth (inch) : 4.72 inch(approx) Depth (cm) : 12 cm(approx) ...
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H 9.44 in W 5.51 in L 13.7 in
Balenciaga Brogues Giant City 2way 868718 Pink Leather Shoulder Bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Width (inch) : 13.7 inch(approx) Width (cm) : 35 cm(approx) Height (inch) : 9.44 inch(approx) Height (cm) : 24 cm(approx) Depth (inch) : 5.51 inch(approx) Depth (cm) : 14 cm(approx) ...
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H 10.5 in W 15 in D 4 in
Balenciaga Lambskin Giant 12 Arena City Bag in Rose Hortensia Pink, GHW
By Balenciaga
Located in New York City & Hamptons, NY
Balenciaga Rose Hortensia Lambskin Arena City Bag with GIANT Gold Hardware- NEW; retail $1,985.00 plus taxes The iconic Balenciaga silhouette is recreated each season in exciting ...
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H 9.05 in W 5.51 in L 15.7 in
Balenciaga Bordeaux Giant The City 2way 869736 Purple Leather Shoulder bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Width (inch) : 15.7 inch(approx) Width (cm) : 40 cm(approx) Height (inch) : 9.05 inch(approx) Height (cm) : 23 cm(approx) Depth (inch) : 5.51 inch(approx) Depth (cm) : 14 cm(approx) ...
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H 14 in W 7.5 in L 19.5 in
Balenciaga Extra Large Giant The City 8balr0625 Leather Weekend/Travel Bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 173080- 1669 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 19.5" Width: 7.5" Height: 14" Handle drop: 5" OVERALL VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION ( 7.5/10 or B+ ) Retail ...
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H 9 in W 7 in L 16.5 in
Balenciaga Giant The Part Time City 2way 14balz0914 Dark Pink Leather Travel Bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 282009 6265 K 002123 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 16.5" Width: 7" Height: 9" Shoulder strap drop: 12" Handle drop: 7" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/10 o...
BALENCIAGA black distressed leather GIANT CITY MINI Crossbody Bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Balenciaga City Mini bag is crafted in black distressed Arena lambskin leather with signature silver-tone Giant 12 hardware.
Balenciaga Green Giant The City 2way Shoulder Bag 861545
By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
GOOD CONDITION (7/10 or B) Includes: Shoulder Strap / Mirror / Dust Bag Strap (Outside) Noticeable rub partially Minor wrinkle partially (Outside) Minor dullness partially (Handl...
BALENCIAGA Giant 21 City blue leather SHW motorcycle tote bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Hong Kong, NT
BALENCIAGA Giant 21 City blue leather SHW motorcycle tote bag Reference: CELE/A00019 Brand: Balenciaga Model: Giant 21 Moto City Material: Leather, Metal Color: Blue Pattern: Solid C...
BALENCIAGA dark brown distressed leather GIANT 12 CITY Shoulder Bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Balenciaga Giant 12 City tote bag in dark brown wrinkled calfskin featuring "Giant" gold-plated studs.
Balenciaga Grey Leather Giant Classic City Bag XL Travel Handbag
By Balenciaga
Located in Rome, Rome
Elegant Balenciaga Classic City XL weekend bag in grey aged leather. Aged brass metal hardware . Rolled double handles. Upper zipper closure. 1 front zip pocket. Matching cosmetic mi...
BALENCIAGA black leather CROCO GIANT 12 CITY MEDIUM Shoulder Bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Balenciaga Classic City M tote bag in black embossed croc leather featuring gold-tone studds and a front zip pocket. Opens with a double-zipper on top to a black canva...
Balenciaga Mauve Leather Giant 12 City Motorcycle Bag rt.$1, 985
By Balenciaga
Located in New York, NY
Balenciaga Mauve GIANT CITY Bag Distressed lambskin leather Goldtone hardware Handstitched handles Front zipper pocket which can store hanging mirror Interior zippered pocket B...
Balenciaga Charcoal Grey Giant the City 2way Shoulder bag 861562
By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
GOOD CONDITION (7/10 or B) Includes Strap (Outside) Minor rub partially (Outside) Minor stain partially (Handle) Minor tear on the edge of the handle Minor spot on a part of hand...
Balenciaga Black Leather Giant City 2way Bag with Strap 382bal527
By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 173082-001013 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 16" Width: 6.5" Height: 9" Shoulder Handle Drop: 9.5" Handle Drop: 6" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/10 ...
Balenciaga Grey Leather Brogues Giant City Bag with Strap 1029bl53
By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 204529 502752 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 14.5" Width: 5" Height: 10" Shoulder Handle Drop: 10.5" Handle Drop: 5" OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION...
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H 10 in W 5 in L 14.75 in
Balenciaga Anthracite Lambskin Leather Giant 21 Silver City Bag 99ba52s
By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 173084-502752 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 14.75" Width: 5" Height: 10" Shoulder Handle Drop: 8.5" Handle Drop: 5" OVERALL FAIR+ CONDITION ( 6.5...
Balenciaga Cream Leather The Giant City EDITOR'S 2way Bag 87ba52s
By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 173084-002123 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 14.75" Width: 5" Height: 10" Shoulder Handle Drop: 8" Handle Drop: 5" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/10...
BALENCIAGA Giant 12 City red lambskin gold hardware motorcycle top handle bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Hong Kong, NT
BALENCIAGA Giant 12 City red lambskin gold hardware motorcycle top handle bag Reference: LAYU/A00117 Brand: Balenciaga Model: Giant 12 City Material: Leather Color: Red, Gold Pattern...
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H 9.5 in W 4 in L 14.5 in
Balenciaga Cream Agneau Leather Giant 21 Silver Hardware City Bag 1BAL1020
By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 173084-002123 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 14.5" Width: 4" Height: 9.5" Shoulder Handle Drop: 6" Handle Drop: 11.5" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/...
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H 11.03 in W 16.54 in D 7.49 in
BALENCIAGA Motocross Giant 12 City dark grey silver stud top zip work bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Hong Kong, NT
BALENCIAGA Motocross Giant 12 City dark grey silver stud top zip work bag Brand: Balenciaga Model Name / Style: Motocross Giant 12 Material: Leather Color: Grey Pattern: Solid Closur...
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H 9 in D 5 in L 15 in
Balenciaga Giant 12 Gold City Bag in Ivory Leather with Shoulder Strap + Mirror
By Balenciaga
Located in Kingston, NY
An iconic piece from Balenciaga’s coveted handbag line, the Giant 12 Gold City in ivory leather exemplifies the house’s signature balance of edgy hardware and timeless luxury. Crafte...
BALENCIAGA City Giant Studs Medium Brown Leather Satchel Handbag
By Balenciaga
Located in San Francisco, CA
BALENCIAGA "City Giant Studs Medium" bag comes in a brown leather featuring stud embellishments, front zipper pocket, detachable strap, top handles, mirror case detail, and a zipper ...
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H 10 in W 5 in L 14.5 in
Balenciaga Grey Gris Pyrite Agneau Gold Giant 12 Gold Hardware City Bag 1231ba22
By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 281770-1230-H-528147 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 14.5" Width: 5" Height: 10" Shoulder Handle Drop: 6.5" Handle Drop: 5" OVERALL VERY GOOD COND...
Balenciaga Distressed BonBon Pink Leather Giant 12 City Bag SHW RT. $1985
By Balenciaga
Located in New York, NY
-Made in Italy -Materials: leather, silvertone hardware, fabric lining. -Features distressed pink leather tote bag. Two braided handles and one longer leather strap that attaches v...
Balenciaga Pewter Giant Arena City Bag
By Balenciaga
Located in New York City & Hamptons, NY
This authentic Balenciaga Pewter Giant Arena City Bag is brand new.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted in black leather, features Balenciaga's giant gold studs, whipstitched top handles, a front zipped pocket and aged gold-t...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from purple leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and silver-tone hard...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from black leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Mini, crafted from pink leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from gray leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and silver-tone hardwa...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from gray leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and silver-tone hardwa...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from gray leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and silver-tone hardwa...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from purple leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, studs detailing, and silver-tone har...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Mini, crafted from red leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Mini, crafted from pink leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from black leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, studs detailing, and silver-tone hard...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Mini, crafted from pink leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Mini, crafted from pink leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from red leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from black leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from pink leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from pink leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from neutral leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and rose gold-tone ...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from purple leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardwa...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from neutral leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and rose gold-tone ...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from red leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, studs detailing, and silver-tone hardwa...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from black leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from red leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from brown leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and rose gold-tone ha...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from red leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, studs detailing, and gold-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Brogues Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Brogues Bag Leather Medium, crafted in pink leather, features braided woven handles, leather perforated trim, front zip pocket, and matte silver-tone hardw...
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from black leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, stud detailing, and rose gold-tone ha...
Balenciaga City Giant Brogues Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Brogues Bag Leather Medium, crafted in blue leather, features braided woven handles, leather perforated trim, front zip pocket, and silver-tone hardware.
Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Giant Studs Bag Leather Medium, crafted from taupe leather, features dual braided woven handles, exterior front zip pocket, studs detailing, and silver-tone hard...
Starting as a modest boutique, Balenciaga evolved to transform the landscape of women’s fashion with shapes and contours during the middle of the 20th century that were nothing less than groundbreaking. Today, the brand is as venturesome as ever and is well known for its shoes, handbags, sneakers, streetwear and other clothing and accessories.
Though he was born in the quiet fishing village of Getaria in Spain’s Basque region, Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972) was destined to reshape modern fashion. As a child, he worked alongside his seamstress mother. Showing immense talent, he earned commissions as a teenager from local patron Marquesa de Casa Torres, who paid for his tailoring education in Madrid. In 1917, he established his first haute couture house — named Eisa, for his mother — in the trendy resort town San Sebastián. He soon followed it with boutiques in Madrid and Barcelona, drawing such clientele as the Spanish royal family.
When the Spanish Civil War put a hold on his prospects in Spain, the designer moved to Paris, opening a house on Avenue Georges V in 1937. There, Balenciaga rubbed elbows with fashion greats like Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli and quickly won over clients like Gloria Guinness, Pauline de Rothschild and Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor.
As a couturier, Balenciaga drew from his Spanish heritage for ideas, riffing on everything from matador costumes and flamenco dresses to the paintings of Diego Velázquez, whose portraits of Spanish princesses famously inspired Balenciaga’s Infanta gown.
An expert tailor, he experimented with sculptural silhouettes that didn’t follow the body. Some of his notable designs include the 1953 balloon jacket, and from 1957, the cocoon coat, the baby-doll dress and the sack dress, which he popularized with his good friend designer Hubert de Givenchy. All of these could be considered not just the masterpieces of haute couture, but also objets d’art in their own right, leading to Balenciaga’s nickname, “The Master.”
Balenciaga continued designing until 1968, when he retired after three decades of influential work and his fashion house went dormant. The rights to Balenciaga were acquired by Jacques Bogart S.A. in 1986. Under designer Michel Goma, who focused on ready-to-wear, the brand experienced a resurgence, with his first collection introduced in 1987.
The brand returned to high fashion with the arrival of designer Josephus Thimister in 1992. It has since been led by a series of creative directors who have paid homage to Balenciaga’s iconic designs, including Nicolas Ghesquière, Alexander Wang and, most recently, Demna Gvasalia. In 2011, a museum celebrating Balenciaga’s legacy opened in his hometown in Spain, commemorating where it all began.
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