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My mother was a beautiful lady, elegant, chic, and that was the biggest inspiration to me.

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Like in great painting and architecture, in couture, to make clothes you must eliminate, eliminate, eliminate to obtain the true sense of a line. You see, the more you add, the more you load on, the more it's mad. You must try to have just the silhouette, which is an intelligence in clothes.

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I love to dance, and I love to see people dance. It is good exercise. It gives you a kind of energy.

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You never finish learning.

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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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It was always my dream to be a dress designer, and my mother accepted that decision.

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Clients become very attached to the fitter who they feel understands them.

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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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Fashion should evolve slowly, without any revolution.

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A piece of material has a life. You must never upset it if you want the material to speak.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Designer

Born: February 20th, 1927

Died: March 10th, 2018

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