Ghesquiere and Balenciaga are self-taught designers .
Ghesquiere , like Balenciaga , is a self-taught designer , and apprenticed to Jean-Paul Gaultier and Agnes B . The hip , fresh interpretation of Balenciaga classics , such as the semifitted jacket and the sack dress , caught the attention of the media as well as such celebrities as Madonna and Sinead Oï¿½Connor.  was some conflict within the house of Balenciaga on Nicolas Ghesquiere 's designs .
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