Quotes from Christian Dior

Simplicity, good taste and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.

It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding.

You can never really go wrong if you take nature as an example

My dream is to save women from nature.

After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.

On vacation, you can wear all the colorful and casual clothing that you like, but you must always be elegant.

Everything I know, see or hear, every part of my life is transformed into dresses. They are my daydreams, but they have passed from dreamland into the world of everyday items to wear.

Finally, everything that has been part of my life, whether I wanted it to or not, has expressed itself in my dresses.

White is pure and simple and matches with everything.

A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.

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.

Without foundations, there can be no fashion.

Deep in every heart slumbers a dream, and the couturier knows it: every woman is a princess.

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.

It is unforgiveable to do what one doesn't love especially if one succeeds.

Make me a fragrance that smells like love

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.

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.

All I required to be happy was friendship and people I could admire.

Bright reds - scarlet, pillar-box red, crimson or cherry - are very cheerful and youthful. There is certainly a red for everyone.

Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.

The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail.

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.

My dream? To make women happier and more beautiful.