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1937 Paris is the home of Haute Couture
where the greatest designers
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are defining fashion
for the rest of the world.
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Cristóbal, son of a fisherman
and a seamstress from Getaria,
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moved here with a dream: to become one
of the great masters of Haute Couture.
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This series is inspired by his story.
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Coco chanel's funeral
Paris, January 1971
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-A photo?
-Don't, please.
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Monsieur Balenciaga.
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I'm glad to see you.
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Hello.
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Although many doubted you,
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I knew you wouldn't skip it.
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Why would I skip it?
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After the disagreement
between you and Chanel...
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Stop, Coco.
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Fashion is no longer what it used to be.
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All the great ones are leaving us.
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Don't you think it's time for you to talk?
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I already gave Paris Match
an interview when I retired.
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Well, yes, but it was very brief.
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You've been retired for three years,
so you can talk with no burden.
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No, thank you. Don't insist, please.
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I already said so last time.
If you'll excuse me.
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Oh, come on, Mr. Balenciaga.
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Let us glimpse a little beyond the mystery
that surrounds you.
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If you change your mind.
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I think I'm going to say yes.
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You're still thinking about that?
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What do you think?
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I already told you, I agree.
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Prudence Glynn
is a very reputable journalist in England.
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No! I won't do it.
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Cristóbal's igeldo house
san sebastián, june 1971
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Good afternoon.
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-Hello.
-Hi.
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First of all, I'd like to thank you
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for giving me the opportunity
to interview you.
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To be honest, I thought
you weren't going to accept my request.
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Oh... No, no. No recordings, please.
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It'll be for personal use,
it won't be featured anywhere.
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I'd rather not. I don't like
having my voice recorded.
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Why? It would be for personal use only.
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Yes, but I'd know
there's a recording of my voice
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somewhere in the world, and...
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The thing is,
I don't want to make any mistakes
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and twist your words.
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I promise you, I'll destroy it later.
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Very well. But, please,
destroy it after transcribing it.
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Okay.
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Well... go ahead.
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I've never done this before,
I don't know what you want me to say.
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Actually, I'm interested
in your beginnings in Paris.
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First collection showcase
Paris, August 1937
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You arrived after leaving behind
the Civil War in Spain, right?
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The Civil War.
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Let's see if I remember...
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Wladzio and I arrived in Paris
in January 1937,
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and by the start of August,
we were already showcasing
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our first haute couture collection.
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Everything was too fast.
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- Excuse me. Thank you.
-Careful!
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-The earrings?
-With that necklace.
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Could you come, please?
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-Colette.
-I'm coming!
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Quickly, Colette.
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-Go.
-Colette, now.
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It all happened so quickly.
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We should have worked more
with the models.
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Come on, quickly.
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Suzanne, separate the dresses
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16, 18, 36, 37,
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53, 109.
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We have to finish them up.
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The show starts in an hour.
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Relax.
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Mrs. Ballard,
how nice to see you.
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It is an honor that Vogue
is interested in our first showcase.
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My pleasure.
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Welcome.
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It's an evening dress, it ends the show.
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Yes, but I need your approval.
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Walk, please.
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Come close.
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Cristóbal, don't...
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It's crooked.
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Look at this fold, here.
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We have to sew it again.
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We don't have time.
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-We don't.
-Tailor come.
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This happens when you
leave things for the last minute.
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Sew it again.
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But Cristóbal,
the sleeve was all right.
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Ladies, gentlemen,
the showcase is about to begin.
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Number one.
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Number two.
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Number three.
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Number four.
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Number 107.
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So?
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I couldn't say.
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They're very serious,
and a gentleman left.
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You see this? It's all wrong.
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The sleeves are identical.
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-No, they aren't.
- Number 108.
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There's a fold here, understand?
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I'll handle it, go.
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Cristóbal.
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There's no time.
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The show is ending. It's now or never.
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Ready? Breathe...
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Well, looks like they liked it.
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Hmm. Yeah.
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Come on, go talk to people.
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I'm not coming out.
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Thank you for coming, Mrs. Ballard.
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Mr. D'Attainville,
everything looks in place.
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I heard you handled the decorations.
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-Yes, do you like it?
-Very much.
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And what do you think of the collection?
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Well...
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take it as constructive criticism.
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I don't want to sound arrogant,
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but I think it lacks some personality.
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-Personality?
-Yes.
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Yes, maybe I expected too much.
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This is Paris, it's hard to stand out,
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-but you need...
-Hi.
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May I introduce you
to Nicolás Bizkarrondo.
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-Nice to meet you.
-And his wife, Virgilia Mendizábal.
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-Main shareholders of the Maison.
-Congratulations.
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A great collection.
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Do you think we've been reckless
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by involving ourselves
with Virgilia and Nicolás?
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Why?
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I don't know...
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I'm not sure they're the right associates.
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Don't misunderstand, I like them...
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but things work differently here.
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Everything about fashion
is more sophisticated.
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But I'd rather surround myself
with people I agree with
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than with "sophisticated" people.
What can I say?
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I'm just saying, if we had waited
a bit in Paris,
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surely we would have found
someone with experience and contacts.
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Someone who could have added
to the company,
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beyond their money.
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What if that someone never appears?
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I have no doubt, they would appear.
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There isn't that much talent
in high fashion.
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And you have it, obviously.
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I wish I were like you.
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What do you mean?
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Like this.
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So confident.
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I can't permit a lack of confidence.
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"Hello, Nicolás. How are you?"
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-I don't talk like that.
-You do!
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-No!
-When you're with Bizkarrondo,
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you lower your voice
as if you were manlier.
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-That's not true!
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You do, and not just with Bizkarrondo,
you do it with others too.
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I didn't know.
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Well, you do.
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You can't see your own mannerisms either.
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What mannerisms?
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Nothing important.
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Cristóbal...
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Cristóbal?
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Sorry.
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I... I lost track of what I was saying.
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You were telling me
about your business partner.
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Yes... Nicolás Bizkarrondo.
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Nicolás was a republican engineer
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who had openly spoken against Franco.
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He and his wife, Virgilia Mendizábal,
had to go into exile in Paris,
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and decided to invest in the Maison.
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They both were a great support.
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Let's toast to the show.
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It went very well.
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Nicolás,
don't force the enthusiasm.
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People clapped happily.
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And we've been promised good reviews,
there's no reason to be sad.
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Careful, Nicolás.
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That's what Ballard told you, right?
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Yes, yes. But what they tell you
to your face is one thing,
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and what they later write is another.
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Until I see it published...
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You know this world
better than I do.
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Can you believe it?
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Almost 50 years old,
and now I have to learn like a kid.
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That's how exile works.
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We're beginners, but we're not.
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In a country where people eat at 12:30.
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Don't get all nostalgic again.
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I left Paris to be in San Sebastián
for 12 years,
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and I didn't complain once.
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You spoke about Paris all day long.
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Besides, it's not the same,
there was no war in France.
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Wladzio is right.
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We're here now,
so we have to move forward.
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Besides, I'm eager to learn.
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I know all about business,
but I admit that all this is new for me.
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-I'm here for Virgilia.
-Hey.
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You're here because you want to,
you'll be responsible if it goes wrong.
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But I'll be here by your side.
And if you need my help, ask for it.
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Don't hesitate.
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Thank you, Nicolás.
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I'd never heard of them before.
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Yes, well, because things
didn't end too well
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between us.
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They didn't?
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I see you have papers from those days.
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Oh, yes.
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They're reviews for the first collection.
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-Do you mind if I read them?
-No.
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"Balenciaga succeeds, thanks to..."
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"...the simplicity of his lines
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and the absence of superficial elements."
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Women's Wear Daily, on the cover.
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"Balenciago,"
they changed your name.
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Yes, I remember.
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I'll keep reading.
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They changed your name.
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Did they really spell it
like "Balenciago"?
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"Elegant dresses
with sophisticated simplicity.
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The birds are a fun feature
on the evening hats.
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A model..."
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"...a model was wearing
some sort of dove
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on her head."
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It's great, isn't it?
Your first review, and it's on the cover.
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"Sophisticated simplicity..."
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Is that good?
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That's what you've always defended.
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Please, Wladzio!
If you really like a collection,
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you say it, plain and simple...
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"Prodigious,"
"marvelous," "great," "extraordinary."
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Or something like that.
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I think the reviews
have been mostly positive.
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On a scale of one to ten, it's a six.
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And no one will pay the amount we ask
to wear a six. That's...
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Don't be impatient, Cristóbal.
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It's not a bad start.
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Not for you, of course.
The hats stand out, and you designed them.
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Huh?
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Mrs. de Belleville,
I'm Mrs. Chelot.
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No, no, diagonally.
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Yes.
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No, not like this.
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Like this, look.
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Don't stab the pins so deep.
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Just the tip is enough,
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and it'll be easier to remove them.
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And you put them in diagonally...
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so as to not disturb
the shape of the fabric.
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Yes.
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As if I were a beginner.
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What do you think?
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It could be better.
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Well, of course it could,
it's just a test.
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It'll be okay.
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Yes, I know it will be fine,
and the collection will be impeccable.
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00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,120
But it reminds me of Vionnet.
262
00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,080
If it looks like Vionnet,
it's a compliment.
263
00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:01,880
Yes, but if people want a Vionnet,
they'll get a Vionnet.
264
00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,800
What do you...?
What do you think could be changed?
265
00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:11,600
I've heard people say
that I paraded into Paris,
266
00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,040
that I succeeded immediately.
267
00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:17,760
And... looking back, I can't complain.
268
00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:23,200
But then, those weeks...
269
00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,840
after the showcase
for the first collection...
270
00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,560
They were full of uncertainty.
271
00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,520
Mrs. Geneive?
272
00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,640
It's Mrs. Chelot,
from the Marie-Henriette House.
273
00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:39,680
You remember me, right?
274
00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,280
As soon as I saw the collection,
I thought of you.
275
00:20:42,360 --> 00:20:43,760
Spanish.
276
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,720
It fits your style perfectly.
277
00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,200
Balenciaga... Let me read you the reviews.
278
00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,560
Balenciaga, with an "A."
279
00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:57,200
That's right.
280
00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:02,240
Only two commissions?
281
00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,040
And the one from Wladzio's mother.
282
00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,040
A showcase or a party?
283
00:21:13,120 --> 00:21:15,840
Looks like it'll be a party
with a showcase
284
00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:19,320
for some pieces from her new collection
for her friends.
285
00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,320
So it's a party to pat her own back.
286
00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:23,840
If I go, it'll be for her.
287
00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:24,920
Chanel's party
288
00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,040
But these engagements bore me to death.
289
00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,640
-My mother.
-Isabelle, so nice to see you.
290
00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,080
-How are you?
-I'm well.
291
00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:35,840
-Nervous?
-No.
292
00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:37,480
Talk to people today.
293
00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,640
Be kind and interesting,
gain people's love.
294
00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:45,000
It'll be packed with potential clients.
295
00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,760
-You look splendid, Mom.
-I agree.
296
00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:50,880
It's so flattering on me,
297
00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:53,600
and it'll be great publicity.
298
00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:09,680
I'm going to show this Balenciaga around.
299
00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:11,280
See you, darlings.
300
00:22:11,360 --> 00:22:12,440
Of course.
301
00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,600
I forgot my glasses, I can't see a thing.
302
00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,880
Still, it's so obvious
that they're Chanel.
303
00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:53,080
I'd recognize them even if I was blind.
304
00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,280
-Balenciaga, is it Spanish?
-Yes.
305
00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:10,400
How are you dealing
with the Civil War? It must be horrible.
306
00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:13,800
Yes, terrible. Very tough.
307
00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,080
You fled from the war to...?
308
00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:20,880
I visited the Spanish pavilion
in the universal exhibition,
309
00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,320
and Picasso's painting is amazing.
310
00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,200
-It's called "Guernica," isn't it?
-Yes.
311
00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,240
Like the bombed village.
312
00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,960
-They bombed a village?
-Yes.
313
00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,080
I didn't know Picasso's inspiration...
314
00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,080
Spain's current situation...
315
00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,360
It's so sad. Such a fascinating country.
316
00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:44,040
Yes, it is an exciting country,
I was there and...
317
00:23:44,120 --> 00:23:45,880
"The war, the great Spain."
318
00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,880
-I'm tired of it, too.
-They treat it so lightly.
319
00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:51,320
They talk about the war, "Guernica"
and Picasso as if they were exotic.
320
00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:52,800
It's so condescending.
321
00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,520
By the way, we should go see it
at the universal exhibition.
322
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,880
What are you doing here,
gathered like mushrooms in a forest?
323
00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,920
Cristóbal, come with me.
Coco is talking to Carmel Snow. Let's go.
324
00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,880
-Who?
-Carmel Snow.
325
00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:06,800
Editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar.
Very influential.
326
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:07,880
Right...
327
00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:09,520
But...
328
00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:13,920
-It's beautiful.
-Thank you.
329
00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,040
Oh... Here's the moon.
330
00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,480
-And the sun.
-How are you, Coco?
331
00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:25,880
Marvelous, Coco, just marvelous,
everything you've showed.
332
00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:27,520
Thank you for inviting us.
333
00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,840
It was an honor to be here.
334
00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,000
It was a pleasure, but don't forget...
335
00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,040
This is the jungle, darlings.
336
00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,880
Don't expect my help, we're rivals now.
337
00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:44,080
Do you know high fashion's Cleopatra?
338
00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,040
Carmel, come here for a second.
339
00:24:46,120 --> 00:24:49,440
If you want to be someone
in the fashion world,
340
00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,480
you want to get along with her.
341
00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:54,640
Go on, start complimenting her.
342
00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:58,200
Carmel, this is Cristóbal Balenciaga.
343
00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:00,560
-Nice to meet you.
-It's a pleasure.
344
00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,000
You must have forgotten, but we met
345
00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:04,880
in a showcase for Vionnet and Lanvin.
346
00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,960
Cristóbal is a great dressmaker,
he makes copies
347
00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:13,080
of known designers and improves them.
348
00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:14,600
That was before.
349
00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:18,920
Nowadays, I'm focused
on completely original collections.
350
00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,760
Yes, the syndicate
have given us the green light,
351
00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,280
and we've showcased our first collection.
352
00:25:24,360 --> 00:25:25,880
Yes, I know.
353
00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:27,840
I was joking.
354
00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:33,240
-Tell me, I'm dying to know
355
00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:35,280
what your style is like.
356
00:25:35,360 --> 00:25:36,440
My style?
357
00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,080
Yes, how would you define your style?
358
00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:42,360
Yes, of course.
359
00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:48,680
It's a sober and elegant style,
360
00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:50,280
with very few accessories.
361
00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:53,840
Based mostly on the fabric.
362
00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,000
This dress is from his latest collection.
363
00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:02,040
Right...
364
00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,960
And the dress
that elegant woman is wearing, too.
365
00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:10,960
It'd be better
if you could see the full collection.
366
00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,160
There's a showcase every day
at Maison Balenciaga.
367
00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,680
It would be an honor--
368
00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:22,920
She's hammered.
369
00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:26,800
It's her natural state.
370
00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,160
Well, I need to attend to my guests.
371
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:30,240
Uh...
372
00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:33,320
If you don't mind...
373
00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:35,800
some advice...
374
00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,840
prepare some words
about your style, it'll be useful.
375
00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:42,120
Good luck, darling.
376
00:26:49,120 --> 00:26:50,320
Good.
377
00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,760
I don't understand her attitude.
378
00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,200
She treated you like a nobody.
379
00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,240
-She urged you to come to Paris.
380
00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:11,520
We shouldn't have come.
381
00:27:13,120 --> 00:27:14,520
We're in another league.
382
00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:16,880
They're a different category.
383
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,600
Making good copies is one thing,
384
00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:24,280
having talent and style to make
unique things, that's another.
385
00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:25,840
You know that, Wladzio.
386
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:27,960
That's why you're upset.
387
00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,080
I feel bad for Nicolás and Virgilia.
388
00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,560
Cristóbal,
don't get ahead of yourself.
389
00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,680
They wanted to invest
in Maison Balenciaga in Paris.
390
00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:49,680
You didn't ask them or force them at all.
391
00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:51,960
You and I decided to come here.
392
00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,200
They came for political reasons.
393
00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,360
Number 77.
394
00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,040
- Florette.
-Yes?
395
00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:29,760
Is it usually this empty?
396
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,240
Uh... The shopping center?
397
00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,520
They liked what they saw at the showcase,
398
00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:41,240
but they can't make up their minds.
399
00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:44,080
I don't know...
400
00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:47,560
Maybe we should reconsider the prices?
401
00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:49,640
No, that's not the problem.
402
00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,960
The elite don't mind paying
for good quality.
403
00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:57,240
They even prefer expensive prices
for exclusivity.
404
00:28:57,320 --> 00:28:58,760
Understood.
405
00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:00,520
You know more than I do.
406
00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:06,360
I heard you saw Carmel Snow.
407
00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,000
-Did you not invite her to come?
-We did.
408
00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:15,600
A review from someone so influential
would give us visibility.
409
00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,560
Huh... Yes.
410
00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,440
We talked for a while.
411
00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,320
There were lots of people, right?
412
00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:32,720
Did they feed you?
413
00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,560
Yes, Mom, why do you want to know that?
414
00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:40,040
Jesus, son, I'm just curious.
415
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,520
Since we can't go to Chanel's parties...
416
00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:45,520
I just want to experience that excitement.
417
00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:48,440
Don't get too excited,
418
00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,440
it was all nonsense.
419
00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:54,280
Keep your feet on the ground. Stay humble.
420
00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:56,400
Yes, Mom.
421
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,200
How are the sales?
422
00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:06,200
Well, very well.
423
00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:07,520
Don't worry.
424
00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,360
I'm glad to hear it.
425
00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,520
You know how things are here...
426
00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:14,720
Your brother is desperate
after the shut down in Madrid.
427
00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:17,160
Yes, we speak often.
428
00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:21,080
So you'll know
that they're expecting another child.
429
00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:23,640
Another one? I didn't know.
430
00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:26,040
Yes. Their tenth child.
431
00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:30,120
If Paris doesn't go well,
432
00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:31,960
we're done for.
433
00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,520
Still, it's so obvious
that they're Chanel.
434
00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:39,800
I'd recognize them even if I was blind.
435
00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:44,560
It's not working.
436
00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:46,400
What would you change?
437
00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:48,320
Everything.
438
00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:52,960
-I don't love it.
-There are no mistakes.
439
00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:55,720
But we'll fix it, improve it.
440
00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:59,240
I know it can be improved.
441
00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:02,200
That's not the problem.
442
00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:06,840
It's an old-fashioned line,
it adds nothing to it.
443
00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,800
You'd think they're hicks
444
00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:14,200
on their way
to their grandchildren's christening.
445
00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:17,720
-I put a lot of time into it.
-I don't care, Suzanne.
446
00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:20,720
-We spent hours on it.
-I don't care!
447
00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:22,200
Me too!
448
00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,840
I spent hours designing it!
But it doesn't work!
449
00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,720
It's better to stop now!
450
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,320
Let's keep working.
451
00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:49,760
-Relax.
-Yes.
452
00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:05,440
What's wrong, Cristóbal?
453
00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:09,800
It's horrifying.
It has no style, no nothing...
454
00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:13,800
You spend too much time here.
455
00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:18,280
You need to rest.
456
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:31,000
Universal exhibition
Paris, October 1937
457
00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:37,400
Well...
458
00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,160
I thought it would be
a good idea to come here and relax.
459
00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:44,320
You'd think
they're handing out gifts.
460
00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:46,760
Shall we go?
461
00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,440
Nicolás, I want to apologize for earlier.
462
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,440
I'm ashamed of how I behaved.
463
00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:58,440
All that screaming...
464
00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:01,160
-Just terrible!
-Quit that.
465
00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:02,920
I've already forgotten.
466
00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,840
I don't want you to lose any money.
467
00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:15,080
But...
I don't know if we'll make it.
468
00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:19,880
What do you think?
You think I don't cover my back?
469
00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:22,040
Forget it.
470
00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:24,640
Focus on making the best dresses.
471
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:26,720
The rest is all decoration.
472
00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:37,520
Do you think
that if there was no war in Spain
473
00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:39,840
there would be so many people
in the Spanish pavilion?
474
00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:42,680
Probably not.
475
00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,280
So Spain
really is trendy right now.
476
00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:07,400
Spain
shapes and costumes
477
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:12,600
Good morning.
478
00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:21,440
So, why did you want to see me?
479
00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:22,960
I'm very busy.
480
00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:26,440
I'm very grateful, Ms. Chanel.
481
00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:28,640
So talk.
482
00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:32,120
I won't beat around the bush.
483
00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:34,720
I wanted to ask you a question.
484
00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:41,080
Do you think Balenciaga
is worthy of Parisian haute couture?
485
00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:46,480
I hear people say
he's very good, a genius, but...
486
00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:48,600
I don't see it.
487
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:52,360
What a question.
488
00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:56,720
It must have cost you a lot
to launch Maison Balenciaga.
489
00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:59,680
Shouldn't you have asked that before?
490
00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:02,360
Yes, but we can't get sales going,
491
00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:06,680
and suppliers want us
to pay for the fabrics.
492
00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,680
I'm asking the expert here.
493
00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:14,240
He's not just worthy, he's better.
494
00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:19,680
The first time I saw his dresses
in San Sebastián,
495
00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:21,280
I knew he was special.
496
00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:24,320
A Balenciaga's worth...
497
00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:28,600
is in its secrets, its dressmaking.
498
00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:30,480
Would you mind turning around?
499
00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:35,080
What are you doing?
500
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:37,720
You're not a great example.
501
00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:40,200
-What do you mean?
-You have no hump.
502
00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:44,400
-Well, thank you.
-I don't know if you've noticed,
503
00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:46,960
but, often, Cristóbal's jackets
504
00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,800
are pinched slightly here
505
00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:53,080
and here.
506
00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,240
It's not decorative.
507
00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:57,240
The long pinches
508
00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:01,360
allow you to separate
the jacket from the back.
509
00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,960
This technique allows women
510
00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:08,360
with humps to look straight,
and this is just an example.
511
00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:10,480
What Cristóbal does for them
512
00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:15,120
is like plastic surgery,
with all those details.
513
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:18,360
And he also invents.
514
00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:27,440
He comes up with new ways
to make buttonholes...
515
00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:34,400
of positioning the collar,
adding the sleeves,
516
00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:36,280
distributing the weight.
517
00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:40,160
Did you know he's been sewing
since he was a child?
518
00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:45,840
Balenciaga is the last true dressmaker.
519
00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:49,160
The rest of us are just designers.
520
00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:52,800
He knows the whole process,
from start to finish,
521
00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:54,600
and it's obvious.
522
00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:59,240
I have no doubt
that he'll be a great competitor,
523
00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:02,480
and you will make a fortune,
Mr. Bizkarrondo.
524
00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:05,200
I'm very glad to hear that.
525
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,480
Thank you, Ms. Chanel.
526
00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:35,680
It's folkloric, exotic
and sophisticated at the same time.
527
00:38:36,720 --> 00:38:38,240
I think it will work.
528
00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:46,240
What do you think, Suzanne?
529
00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:49,200
I like it.
530
00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:55,360
Me too.
531
00:38:57,720 --> 00:38:58,920
I like it.
532
00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:04,880
Step by step.
533
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:18,560
Knowing all this, I have another question.
534
00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:21,880
Could you get Carmel Snow to come and see
535
00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:24,440
the next Balenciaga showcase?
536
00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:31,680
I suppose
it wasn't just Carmel Snow's visit.
537
00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:34,680
But slowly we started to get
538
00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:36,800
our big clients.
539
00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:40,960
They're a fundamental part
for creating great designers.
540
00:40:43,240 --> 00:40:44,920
The Duchess of Windsor,
541
00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,880
Gloria Guinness,
the Marchioness of Llanzol,
542
00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,680
Babe Paley, Marlene Dietrich,
543
00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:53,160
Grace Kelly...
544
00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:23,440
You were crucial in defining the style
545
00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:25,120
of those women.
546
00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:26,400
Or the other way around.
547
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:30,120
Those women and their styles were crucial
548
00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:32,400
in defining my own style.
549
00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:46,520
My designs came to be on their bodies.
550
00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:01,520
It's part of the complexity of style.
551
00:42:03,080 --> 00:42:04,080
Huh...
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