--- title: "26 Balenciaga Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 26 Balenciaga quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Balenciaga sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/hubert-de-givenchy-11736_fashion_there-s-balenciaga-and-the-good-lord-193_193365.jpg" --- > [There's Balenciaga, and the good Lord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-de-givenchy/there-s-balenciaga-and-the-good-lord/) [Hubert de Givenchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-de-givenchy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/hubert-de-givenchy-11736_fashion_there-s-balenciaga-and-the-good-lord-193_193365.jpg) > [Balenciaga was incredibleI was madly infatuated with his clothes. His clothes were devastating. One fainted. One simply blew up and died.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-vreeland/balenciaga-was-incrediblei-was-madly-infatuated-with-his-clothes-his/) [Diana Vreeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-vreeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/961/diana-vreeland-2723_clothes_balenciaga-was-incrediblei-was-madly-inf_2157376.png) > [I'm so drawn to Demna and Balenciaga because there's a sense of humor and it's subversive, but it also can make fun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-sennott/i-m-so-drawn-to-demna-and-balenciaga-because-there-s-a-sense-of-humor/) [Rachel Sennott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-sennott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/931/rachel-sennott-5955_fashion_i-m-so-drawn-to-demna-and-balenciaga-bec_320043.jpg) > [Balenciaga often said that women did not have to be perfect or beautiful to wear his clothes. When they wore his clothes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-vreeland/balenciaga-often-said-that-women-did-not-have-to-be-perfect-or/) [Diana Vreeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-vreeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c7/diana-vreeland-2723_beautiful_balenciaga-often-said-that-women-did-not_1349307.png) > [Working for incredible talents like Balenciaga and Antonio Castillo, I learned about the immense skill and creativity involved in couture work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-de-la-renta/working-for-incredible-talents-like-balenciaga-and-antonio-castillo-i/) [Oscar de la Renta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-de-la-renta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/oscar-de-la-renta-5629_antonio_working-for-incredible-talents-like-bale_503161.png) > [Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-ghesquiere/your-priority-has-to-be-the-creativity-and-build-a-brand-that-s-what/) [Nicolas Ghesquiere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-ghesquiere/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/523/nicolas-ghesquiere-10188_brand_your-priority-has-to-be-the-creativity-a_1295638.jpg) > [Balenciaga was my religion. Since I'm a believer, for me, there's Balenciaga, and the good Lord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-de-givenchy/balenciaga-was-my-religion-since-i-m-a-believer-for-me-there-s/) [Hubert de Givenchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-de-givenchy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/hubert-de-givenchy-11736_believer_balenciaga-was-my-religion-since-i-m-a-b_1179315.jpg) > [In a Balenciaga you were the only woman in the room - no other woman existed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-vreeland/in-a-balenciaga-you-were-the-only-woman-in-the-room-no-other-woman/) [Diana Vreeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-vreeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/diana-vreeland-2723_balenciaga_in-a-balenciaga-you-were-the-only-woman_452217.png) > [When it comes to bags, Chanel is always a classic, but I also love Balenciaga because their styles are fun and edgy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-kardashian/when-it-comes-to-bags-chanel-is-always-a-classic-but-i-also-love/) [Kim Kardashian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-kardashian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/kim-kardashian-901_balenciaga_when-it-comes-to-bags-chanel-is-always-a_2669274.jpg) > [Balenciaga taught me everything I know. He taught me to care for the details, that it was not necessary to sew on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-de-givenchy/balenciaga-taught-me-everything-i-know-he-taught-me-to-care-for-the/) [Hubert de Givenchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-de-givenchy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73d/hubert-de-givenchy-11736_beautiful_balenciaga-taught-me-everything-i-know-h_632083.jpg) > [A fashion photographer is nothing without clothes and hair and makeup. And when I speak to other photographers, a lot of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-testino/a-fashion-photographer-is-nothing-without-clothes-and-hair-and-makeup/) [Mario Testino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-testino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/mario-testino-9405_business_a-fashion-photographer-is-nothing-withou_2312924.jpg) > [Everybody growing up where I came from that was the designer shoe. Nobody had Balenciaga's and all the stuff that we walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davante-adams/everybody-growing-up-where-i-came-from-that-was-the-designer-shoe/) [Davante Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davante-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/davante-adams-6369_fashion_everybody-growing-up-where-i-came-from-t_2220478.jpg) > [I don't think I am avant-garde. I made a lot of creations and created harmony with my fabrics, but I was not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-de-givenchy/i-don-t-think-i-am-avant-garde-i-made-a-lot-of-creations-and-created/) [Hubert de Givenchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hubert-de-givenchy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b04/hubert-de-givenchy-11736_great_i-don-t-think-i-am-avant-garde-i-made-a_1328128.jpg) > [Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-dior/haute-couture-is-like-an-orchestra-for-which-only-balenciaga-is-the/) [Christian Dior](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-dior/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/christian-dior-9703_conductor_haute-couture-is-like-an-orchestra-for-w_660791.png) > [What I like about eyewear is that it can work with a lot of different looks. You can wear it with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-walker/what-i-like-about-eyewear-is-that-it-can-work-with-a-lot-of-different/) [Karen Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/karen-walker-16541_different_what-i-like-about-eyewear-is-that-it-can_731075.jpg) > [Fashion design is so diverse. It does not have clear identities as before with Balenciaga, Chanel, Cardin, Courreges. Design is about being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-cardin/fashion-design-is-so-diverse-it-does-not-have-clear-identities-as/) [Pierre Cardin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-cardin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/pierre-cardin-33691_beauty_fashion-design-is-so-diverse-it-does-not_2061938.jpg) > [When you think about Balenciaga muse and model Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon - I mean, you look at their mother Jane…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/when-you-think-about-balenciaga-muse-and-model-charlotte-gainsbourg/) [Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e92/polly-allen-mellen-15669_fashion_when-you-think-about-balenciaga-muse-and_1414127.png) > [I know I wasn't allowed to go to fashion school; I can't cut a dress like Galliano, right? But I had enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/i-know-i-wasn-t-allowed-to-go-to-fashion-school-i-can-t-cut-a-dress/) [Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/428/kanye-west-242_christine_i-know-i-wasn-t-allowed-to-go-to-fashion_3186438.jpg) > [Well, that's why I really love Diego Della Valle, because he's crazy. Instead of going out to find a top business school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ines-de-la-fressange/well-that-s-why-i-really-love-diego-della-valle-because-he-s-crazy/) [Ines de La Fressange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ines-de-la-fressange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/ines-de-la-fressange-27043_ballet_well-that-s-why-i-really-love-diego-dell_1239033.jpg) > [It's so hard to actually find that niche for yourself. It's like when Nicolas Ghesquiére found Balenciaga. I hate to sound esoteric,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francisco-costa/it-s-so-hard-to-actually-find-that-niche-for-yourself-it-s-like-when/) [Francisco Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francisco-costa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ee/francisco-costa-12706_enough_it-s-so-hard-to-actually-find-that-niche_869479.jpg) > [I like Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. I have some great Balenciaga jackets and I'm shoe crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-laurent/i-like-chanel-and-yves-saint-laurent-i-have-some-great-balenciaga/) [Melanie Laurent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-laurent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/melanie-laurent-18111_crazy_i-like-chanel-and-yves-saint-laurent-i-h_812100.png) > [I think Balenciaga's clothes are really sexy. And there's a little bit of drama, which I love. Obviously, I love drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-sennott/i-think-balenciaga-s-clothes-are-really-sexy-and-there-s-a-little-bit/) [Rachel Sennott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-sennott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/rachel-sennott-5955_clothes_i-think-balenciaga-s-clothes-are-really_990764.jpg) > [Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes aren't delicious any more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-vreeland/balenciaga-did-the-most-delicious-evening-clothes-clothes-aren-t/) [Diana Vreeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-vreeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/diana-vreeland-2723_clothes_balenciaga-did-the-most-delicious-evenin_1184289.png) > [I would love to be a spokes model for Karl Lagerfeld or Balenciaga or something like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-weir/i-would-love-to-be-a-spokes-model-for-karl-lagerfeld-or-balenciaga-or/) [Johnny Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-weir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f43/johnny-weir-4775_karl_i-would-love-to-be-a-spokes-model-for-ka_2473094.png) > [I started collecting couture when I was about 10 or 11 years old, and the very first piece I bought was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hamish-bowles/i-started-collecting-couture-when-i-was-about-10-or-11-years-old-and/) [Hamish Bowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hamish-bowles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/hamish-bowles-15686_about_i-started-collecting-couture-when-i-was_68769.png) > [I'm not going to be able to skate in some big Balenciaga cloggers, you know?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-mock/i-m-not-going-to-be-able-to-skate-in-some-big-balenciaga-cloggers-you/) [Evan Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/evan-mock-6299_big_i-m-not-going-to-be-able-to-skate-in-som_2596405.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balenciaga/#itemlist", "name": "Balenciaga Quotes", "numberOfItems": 26, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's Balenciaga, and the good Lord.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hubert de Givenchy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hubert-de-givenchy/there-s-balenciaga-and-the-good-lord/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/hubert-de-givenchy-11736_fashion_there-s-balenciaga-and-the-good-lord-193_193365.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/hubert-de-givenchy-11736_fashion_there-s-balenciaga-and-the-good-lord-193_193365.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/hubert-de-givenchy-11736_fashion_there-s-balenciaga-and-the-good-lord-193_193365.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's Balenciaga, and the good Lord.” — Hubert de Givenchy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Balenciaga was incredibleI was madly infatuated with his clothes. 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