Christian Dior Quotes

Bright reds – scarlet, pillar-box red, crimson or cherry – are very cheerful and youthful.

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.

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.

[Black is] the most popular and the most convenient and the most elegant of all colors.

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 dream is to save women from nature.

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

I know very well the women. The short skirt was never a good fashion — very vulgar. The American women will accept the new fashions. You can never stop the fashions.

I'm a mild man, but I have violent tastes.

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