Christian Dior Quotes

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“Happiness is the secret to all beauty. There is no beauty without happiness.”

— Christian Dior

“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

“It is unforgivable to do what one doesn't love, especially if one succeeds.”

— Christian Dior

“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

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“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

“Without foundations, there can be no fashion.”

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“White is pure and simple and matches with everything.”

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

“A country, a style or an epoch are interesting only for the idea behind them.”

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

Real elegance is everywhere, especially in the things that don't show.

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“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.”

— Christian Dior

“Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance”

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“My dream? To make women happier and more beautiful.”

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“The real proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet.”

— Christian Dior

“Real woman should be capricious.”

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“Make me a fragrance that smells like love”

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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.

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“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.”

— Christian Dior

“Without foundation, there can be no fashion.”

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“If you have hooked legs, wear big decolte.”

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“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.”

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

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

— Christian Dior

“My dream is to save them from nature.”

— Christian Dior