“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

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