"Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain (French pronunciation: [pj\u025B\u0281 balm\u025B\u0303], b. Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, 18 May 1914 \u2013 Paris, France, 29 June 1982) was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as: \"the architecture of movement.\""@en . "Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain"@en . "1914Z"^^ . . "1982Z"^^ . . . "Balmain, Pierre"@en . . . . "Pierre Balmain"@en . "1982-06-29Z"^^ . "French fashion designer" . "1914-05-18Z"^^ . .