Christian Dior was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world’s top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior, which is now owned by Groupe Arnault. His fashion houses are now all around the world. May his quotes inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.
1. “Deep in every heart slumbers a dream.” Christian Dior
2. “You can never really go wrong if you take nature as an example.” Christian Dior
3. “The rich live the same all over the world.” Christian Dior
4. “A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.” Christian Dior
5. “After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.” Christian Dior
6. “Every woman is a princess.” Christian Dior
7. “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
8. “Real elegance is everywhere, especially in the things that don’t show.” Christian Dior
9. “Real woman should be capricious.” Christian Dior
10. “Simplicity, good taste, and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.” Christian Dior
11. “By being natural and sincere, one often can create revolutions without having sought them.” Christian Dior
12. “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
13. “Without proper foundations, there can be no fashion.” Christian Dior
14. “But it is possible for a woman to be elegant without spending very much money on her clothes if she follows the basic rules of Fashion and is careful to choose the clothes that suit her personality.” Christian Dior
15. “I think that we have to be aware that people are allowed to make mistakes in their life.” Christian Dior
16. “On vacation, you can wear all the colorful and casual clothing that you like, but you must always be elegant.” Christian Dior
17. “Perfume is a mark of female identity and the final touch of her style” Christian Dior
18. “The less you can afford for your frocks, the more care you must take with your accessories.” Christian Dior
19. “You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes.” Christian Dior
20. “Grooming is the secret of real elegance. The best clothes, the most wonderful jewels, the most glamorous beauty don’t count without good grooming.” Christian Dior
21. “Happiness is the secret to all beauty. There is no beauty without happiness.” Christian Dior
22. “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
23. “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
24. “To manufacture emotion a man must have a working agreement with madness.” Christian Dior
25. “Women will be good for you and bring about your success.” Christian Dior
26. “The detail is as important as the essential is. When it is inadequate, it destroys the whole outfit.” Christian Dior
27. “In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.” Christian Dior
28. “Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us.” Christian Dior
29. “If you have hooked legs, wear big decolte.” Christian Dior
30. “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
31. “Elegance must be the right combination of distinction, naturalness, care, and simplicity. Outside of this, believe me, there is no elegance. Only pretension.” Christian Dior
32. “Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.” Christian Dior
33. “Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance.” Christian Dior
34. “Women, with their instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautiful but also happier.” Christian Dior
35. “It is unforgivable to do what one doesn’t love especially if one succeeds.” Christian Dior