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

—  Christian Dior

Christian Dior The opulence of the groundbreaking “New Look” collection of 1947. p. 36, as cited in: Judith Miller (2008). Costume Jewellery, p. 36

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