‘A Couturier Must Be an’ — Cristóbal Balenciaga Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Literary Tee — Classic Tee

“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.” Cristóbal Balenciaga, who gave essentially one press interview in his life, left this as his credo, kept by museums from the V&A to the Balenciaga Museoa in his birthplace of Getaria. He named five disciplines a couturier must hold at once — architect, sculptor, painter, musician, philosopher. Mastery of anything real, he suggests, is rarely one skill; it is many kept in balance, with temperance the rarest and last.

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (White, Crisp finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles — smooth, tight-knit, holds crisp type. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).

**Bella+Canvas 3001 — Classic Tee (Black, Color finish).** 100% Airlume combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 32 singles. Unisex retail fit, crew neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, no fabric softener, tumble dry low or hang dry, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).