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16 de nov. de 2020 · Tras el fallecimiento de Pierre Balmain en 1982, a causa de cáncer, su aprendiz y amante Erik Mortensen tomó la dirección de la marca.
During his time as head designer at Pierre Balmain, Erik Mortensen was not only popular with his customers, but recognized by his colleagues in the industry. He won the prestigious Le Dé d’Or, often called the fashion industry’s Oscar, three times.
Allí conoció a otro joven aprendiz, de nombre Christian Dior. Las relaciones se dieron bien entre ambos, hasta que Pierre Balmain decidió instalarse en solitario y Dior declinó la oferta de...
Para conmemorar el séptimo ciclo en la vida de la reina Sirikit el 12 de agosto de 2016, el museo textil de la reina Sirikit de Tailandia ha organizado la exposición "Fit For A Queen" que se centra...
16 de jun. de 2017 · After the death of Balmain in 1982, Mortensen was appointed head designer of the fashion house. He left Pierre Balmain in 1990 and from 1992 was head of design for Jean Louis Scherrer. More than seventy of the works that Mortensen created in Paris are shown in I am Black Velvet - a major exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark.
Erik Mortensen, 1982–1990. After Balmain's death in 1982, the house was led by Erik Mortensen, described by Vogue as "Pierre Balmain's right hand". Mortensen had joined the house to work as Balmain's assistant in 1951.
When Pierre Balmain died in 1982, Erik Mortensen took on the role of head designer and carried on Balmain’s legacy while also creating his own style. He designed a total of 17 collections as the head designer at Balmain.
