Christian Dior

Designer

1905-01-21 – 1957-10-24

Christian Dior was a French fashion designer who founded the House of Dior in 1946. He became globally influential after introducing the "New Look" silhouette in 1947.

Quotes by Christian Dior

High heels? Painful pleasure.
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By being natural and sincere, one often can create revolutions without having sought them.
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A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.
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By being natural and sincere, one often can create revolutions without having sought them.
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A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.
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High heels? Painful pleasure.
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In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.
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The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail.
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On vacation, you can wear all the colorful and casual clothing that you like, but you must always be elegant.
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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.
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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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Deep in every heart slumbers a dream, and the couturier knows it: every woman is a princess.
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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.
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Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.
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Women are most fascinating between the age of thirty-five and forty after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass forty, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely
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