Best 50 quotes of Christian Dior on MyQuotes

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Deep in every heart slumbers a dream

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

Every bite you eat stays in mouth for two minutes, for two hours in stomach and for two month on hips.

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

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

If you have hooked legs, wear big decolte.

I had the luck at 18 to become assistant to Christian Dior, and to succeed him at 21 and to meet with success from my first collection in 1958. That will be 44 years in a few days. Above all it was Christian Dior who was my master and who was the first to reveal the secrets and mysteries of haute couture.

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

Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance

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

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

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.

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

Make me a fragrance that smells like love

Midnight blue is the only color that can ever compete with black.

My dream is to save them from nature.

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

No elegant woman follows fashion slavishly.

No fashion is ever a success unless it is used as a form of seduction.

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.

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

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

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

Perfume is the indispensable complement to the personality of women, the finishing touch on a dress.

Real woman should be capricious.

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

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

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

There is certainly a red for everyone.

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

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

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

Without proper foundations, there can be no fashion.

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.

You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes.

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 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.

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

Don't buy much but make sure that what you buy is good.

Happiness is the secret to all beauty; there is no beauty that is attractive without happiness.

High heels? Painful pleasure.