Christian Dior

My dream is to save women from nature. ”

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

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. ”

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

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. ”

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. ”

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