Renato Balestra is an orphan.
=== Rome ===In 1954, he moved to Rome and began working as a designer for prestigious fashion houses such as Emilio Schuberth, Maria Antonelli, and the Sorelle Fontana
 He dressed Saudi princesses and for Princess Noor bint Asem of Jordan on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Hamzah bin Hussein (2003) Balestra designed a unique wedding gown

