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Christian Dior
24 quotes
“It is unforgivable to do what one doesn't love especially if one succeeds.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) first seen 1947 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Christian Dior The opulence of the groundbreaking “New Look” collection of 1947. p. 36, as cited in: Judith Miller (2008). Costume Jewellery, p. 36
“I'm a mild man, but I have violent tastes.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) first seen 1948 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: "Dior," in LIFE, Vol. 24, nr. 9 (1 March 1948), p. 48
“I know very well the women. The short skirt was never a good fashion — very vulgar. The American women will accept the new fashions. You can never stop the fashions.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) first seen 1949 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: Malcolm Perrine McNair, Harry L. Hansen (1949) Problems in Marketing. p. 165
“Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Ladies' Home Journal, April 1956
“My dream is to save women from nature.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) first seen 1957 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: Newsweek, Vol. 50, Nr 19-26, (1957), p. 44
“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 (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: in: Philippines Free Press Vol. 62, Nr. 14-26 (1969), p. 59
“[Black is] the most popular and the most convenient and the most elegant of all colors.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in: Fakiko Fukai et al. (2004) Fashion in colors, p. 195
“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.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: Gokhan Bu, in The Master Of The Haute Couture’s Museum, Balenciaga Museum, 6 June 2011
“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 (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: Maria Doulton Simply brilliant: Cher Dior lights up Paris. The Telegraph, 16 August 2011
“Bright reds – scarlet, pillar-box red, crimson or cherry – are very cheerful and youthful.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In Shirley Miles O'Donnol American Costume 1915-1970: A Source Book for the Stage Costumer, Indiana University Press, 22 August 1989, p. 153”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: Marie France Pochna Christian Dior: The Man who Made the World Look New, Arcade Publishing, 1996, p. 170
“Women, with their sure instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautiful but also happier.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In Marie France Pochna, Christian Dior Dior, Universe/Vendome, 1996, p. 4
“In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: Rotunda Rotunda, Volumes 34-36, Royal Ontario Museum, 2001, P.12
“A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: D. R. Schneider Saving the Whales, Bwana Doc Adventures, 1 September 2008, p. 77
“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 (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: Nancy MacDonell Smith The Classic Ten: The True Story of the Little Black Dress and Nine Other Fashion Favorites, Penguin, 28 October 2003, p. 17
“If my poor maman had still been alive, I would never have tried”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In: Marie France Pochna [Christian Dior: The Man who Made the World Look New, Arcade Publishing, 1996
“My mother whom I adored, secretly wasted away and died of grief…; her death…marked me for life.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I used to have frequent arguments with my father which ended in doors slamming and the ultimate expletive ‘Filthy bougeois’”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We went from losses to goods seized by creditors, while continuing to organize surrealist or abstract exhibitions…”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) first seen 1932 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In September 1932 when there was world wide economic crisis
“I think I would be more suited to the couture side of the business!”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Much has been written about fashion, in all its aspects, but i do not think any couturier has ever before attempted to compile a dictionary on the subject.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Many people dismiss haute couture as being something that is only for those who are very wealthy... simplicity, good taste, and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.”
Christian Dior (1905–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As cited in: Alison Behnke (2012) The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits, p. 18