Christian Dior Quotes

A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.

Deep in every heart slumbers a dream

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

Elegance must be the right combination of distinction, naturalness, care and simplicity. Outside this, believe me, there is no elegance. Only pretension.

The detail is as important as the essential is. When it is inadequate, it destroys the whole outfit.

My dream is to save them from nature.

Women, with their sure instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautiful but also happier.

Perfume is a note of woman's individuality. It is the last touch to her look.

Black is the most slimming of all Colors. It is the most flattering. You can wear black at any Time. You can wear it at any age. You can wear it for almost any occasion. I could write a book about black.

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

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

Long after one has forgotten what a woman wore, the memory of her perfume lingers.

Without proper foundations, there can be no fashion.

You can wear black in any moment of the day, no matter your age. You can wear black with almost any occasion. A black dress is essential for every woman.

There is never too much care when choosing shoes. Many women consider themselves important but the real evidence of that is on their legs.

Real woman should be capricious.

I create so that each and every woman is the most beautiful

Grooming is the secret of real elegance. The best clothes, the most wonderful jewels, the most glamorous beauty don't count without good grooming.

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

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

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

Make me a fragrance that smells like love

The less you can afford for your frocks, the more care you must take with your accessories

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.

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

By being natural and sincere, one often can create revolutions without having sought them.

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.

My weakness ... is architecture. I think of my work as ephemeral architecture, dedicated to the beauty of the female body.

There is certainly a red for everyone.

There is no such thing as an ugly woman - there are only the ones who do not know how to make themselves attractive.

My dream? To make women happier and more beautiful.

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

No elegant woman follows fashion slavishly.

Black and white might be sufficient. But why deprive yourself of color.

In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.

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

Perfume is a mark of female identity and the final touch of her style

Of the women in my childhood, I retain above all the memory of their perfumes, perfumes that lingered - filling the lift with fragrance long after they had gone.

Without foundation, there can be no fashion.

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

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.

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

Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance

You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes. Too many women think that they are unimportant, but the real proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet.

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

If you have hooked legs, wear big decolte.

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.

The only queen I ever dressed was Eva Perón.