My mum worked as a secretary for Christian Dior. She looked like a movie star.
I tried to show that fashion is an art. For that, I followed the counsel of my master Christian Dior and the imperishable lesson of Mademoiselle Chanel. I created for my era and I tried to foresee what tomorrow would be.
In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
We all know and we all perceive Christian Dior in a very specific way.
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.
Growing up, I used to literally run home from school to watch the Dior and Galliano shows online.
I carry Marc Jacobs Magic Marc'er eyeliner and Christian Dior red lipstick to amp up my look in a flash.
I very much wanted to live in Paris when I was in the army, and I was quite determined to. I could have become a dress designer: Dior was willing to take me on as an assistant, but he did not have an immediate vacancy.
On 9/11, that morning, I was in a Christian Dior Couture appointment at the Hotel Pierre.
