Christian Dior quotes:

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Real woman should be capricious.

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.

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

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

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

My dream is to save them from nature.

My dream is to save women from nature.

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

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

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

White is pure and simple and matches with everything.

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

Without foundations, there can be no fashion.

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

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

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

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.

Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance

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

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

My dream? To make women happier and more beautiful.

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

Deep in every heart slumbers a dream

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

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.

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

Without proper foundations, there can be no fashion.

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

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

You can never really go wrong if you take nature as an example

There is certainly a red for everyone.

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

Make me a fragrance that smells like love

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

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

If you have hooked legs, wear big decolte.

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

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

Without foundation, there can be no fashion.

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

No elegant woman follows fashion slavishly.

The only queen I ever dressed was Eva Perón.

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

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.

The rich live the same all over the world.