Christian Dior: Goodness

Christian Dior was French fashion designer. Explore interesting quotes on goodness.

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“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

Source: Gokhan Bu, in The Master Of The Haute Couture’s Museum http://hearttoexplain.com/2011/06/06/balenciaga-museum/, Balenciaga Museum, 6 June 2011

“We went from losses to goods seized by creditors, while continuing to organize surrealist or abstract exhibitions…”

Christian Dior

In September 1932 when there was world wide economic crisis
Source: Marie France Pochna, "Christian Dior: The Man who Made the World Look New", p. 53

“Many people dismiss haute couture as being something that is only for those who are very wealthy… simplicity, good taste, and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.”

Christian Dior

As cited in: Alison Behnke (2012) The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits, p. 18
The Little Dictionary of Fashion, 1954

“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.”

Christian Dior

Source: Malcolm Perrine McNair, ‎Harry L. Hansen (1949) Problems in Marketing. p. 165