Balenciaga

"I still remember Valentino, in his Rome atelier, explaining to me what it meant for him that one of his multimillionaire clients would comment that a suit of his remained immaculate for three or four years and that she kept it in the back of her closet, like something of great value, even for her daughters. And who doesn't take care with a tenderness verging on veneration for that Pertegaz suit, and let's not even mention if it's a Balenciaga, that belonged to a grandmother or mother-in-law and which is perfect and timeless?"