Alberto San Juan portrays the groundbreaking Spanish fashion designer in a biographical drama, which begins as Balenciaga prepares to present his eagerly awaited 1937 Parisian haute couture collection. The French capital is far removed from the home comforts of ateliers in Madrid and San Sebastian, where the Spanish aristocracy flock to be dressed by him. Balenciaga's distinctive aesthetic is an awkward fit for a city where Coco Chanel (Anouk Grinberg) and Christian Dior (Patrice Thibaud) epitomise elegance. Regardless, he insists on maintaining complete control of his creative vision, supported at home by wife Virgilia Mendizabal (Cecilia Solaguren)