Cristobal Balenciaga Professions : Fashion designer Born : January 21, 1895 Died : March 23, 1972 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Cristobal Balenciaga A couturier must be an architect for design, a sculptor for shape, a painter for color, a musician for harmony, and a philosopher for temperance. Cristobal Balenciaga design musician color Elegance is elimination. Cristobal Balenciaga clothes style fashion A woman has no need to be perfect or even beautiful to wear my dresses. The dress will do all that for her. Cristobal Balenciaga dress woman perfect beautiful Similar Authors Brunello Cucinelli fashion-designer Bruce Oldfield fashion-designer Alice Temperley fashion-designer Anya Hindmarch fashion-designer Austin Scarlett fashion-designer Anne Klein fashion-designer All Authors