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" The little black dress is the hardest thing to realize because you must keep it simple. "
Hubert de Givenchy
Black
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" Balenciaga taught me everything I know. He taught me to care for the details, that it was not necessary to sew on a button where it had no use or to add a flower to make a dress beautiful... no unnecessary detail. "
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" Mine is one of the most beautiful professions in fashion: making others happy with an idea... I am happy because I did the job I dreamt of as a child. "
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" People say I am a classic designer. I don't try to be classic, but I do try to be simple and elegant. "
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" Balenciaga was my religion. Since I'm a believer, for me, there's Balenciaga, and the good Lord. "
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" If fashion is good, it has no epoch. "
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" It's a fabulous thing to give life to fabric, to make something move well, the harmony of colour. "
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" In the early '50s, it was still the time of Christian Dior's New Look. Every dress was big and important, and I thought I must do something completely different. Women needed something for daytime that was wearable. "
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" As a student, I was more gifted in history and geography. Things like arithmetic were not my strength. "
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" I had this creativity always with this will for perfection, and I always said to myself, 'Look for what's best.' 'That's your goal, your driving principle.' "
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" It is important to work. It is important for my mind. "
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" Always I remember when I am young, I ask my mother, 'I really want to be a dress designer.' In that time, was quite difficult because, you know, my family always criticize me for it not to be a man's job. "
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