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Founders Notes: Christian Dior

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Dior by Dior Christian Dior I have described the house of Christian Dior, and now I must bring myself, however reluctantly, to describe that other Christian Dior, in short, myself. Self-portrayal is always difficult. I wonder if one ever really knows oneself? NOTE Christian Dior the person. Dior by Dior Christian Dior I have not touched on subjects about which I have no expert knowledge – such as abstract art or the reform of the constitution. To my mind, that would be real conceit. I am a good deal less confident about my handling of the problem of the two Christian Diors – Christian Dior the public figure, and Christian Dior the private individual... NOTE Podcast open continued Dior by Dior Christian Dior I think of my work as ephemeral architecture, dedicated to the beauty of the female body... NOTE This isn't just a job to Christian Dior and it's not just making a dress. This reminds me of Enzo Ferrari. Dior by Dior Christian Dior Reviewers often describe authors of memoirs as 'leaning on their past'. I have never liked this expression: for one thing it suggests that the writer needs to 'lean' on something, and for another, it implies that his past is already dead and done with

Dior by Dior Christian Dior I have described the house of Christian Dior, and now I must bring myself, however reluctantly, to describe that other Christian Dior, in short, myself. Self-portrayal is always difficult. I wonder if one ever really knows oneself? NOTE Christian Dior the person. Dior by Dior Christian Dior I have not touched on subjects about which I have no expert knowledge – such as abstract art or the reform of the constitution. To my mind, that would be real conceit. I am a good deal less confident about my handling of the problem of the two Christian Diors – Christian…

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