He is considered the greatest fashion designer of the 20th
Century.
At age 18 he opened his own dress shop in San Sebastian, Spain, and
designed couture fashions in Madrid and Barcelona using the name
Eisa.
Leaving Spain in 1937, he traveled to London, then Paris where he
opened his first French salon. He closed the salon and returned to
Madrid at the beginning of World War II.
He returned to Paris after WWII and reopened his salon, eventually
closing in 1968.