Christian Dior Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by Christian Dior:
Without foundations, there can be no fashion.
~Christian Dior
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Women, with their sure instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautiful but also happier.
~Christian Dior
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In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.
~Christian Dior
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I wanted to be considered a good craftsman. I wanted my dresses to be constructed like buildings, molded to the curves of the female form, stylizing its shape.
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Finally, everything that has been part of my life, whether I wanted it to or not, has expressed itself in my dresses.
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White is pure and simple and matches with everything.
~Christian Dior
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Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.
~Christian Dior
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The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail.
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The detail is as important as the essential is. When it is inadequate, it destroys the whole outfit.
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Deep in every heart slumbers a dream, and the couturier knows it: every woman is a princess.
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After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.
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My dream is to save women from nature.
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Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us.
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We were emerging from the period of war, of uniforms, of women-soldiers built like boxers. I drew women-flowers, soft shoulders, fine waists like liana and wide skirts like corolla.
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On vacation, you can wear all the colorful and casual clothing that you like, but you must always be elegant.
~Christian Dior
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Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40 after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass 40, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely.
~Christian Dior
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You can never really go wrong if you take nature as an example.
~Christian Dior
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A country, a style or an epoch are interesting only for the idea behind them.
~Christian Dior
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You can wear black at any time. You can wear it at any age. You may wear it for almost any occasion; a 'little black frock' is essential to a woman's wardrobe.
~Christian Dior
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A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.
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Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace.
~Christian Dior
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Bright reds - scarlet, pillar-box red, crimson or cherry - are very cheerful and youthful. There is certainly a red for everyone.
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A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.
~Christian Dior
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