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My weakness ... is architecture. I think of my work as ephemeral architecture, dedicated to the beauty of the female body.

Christian Dior

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Christian Dior
Age: 52 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 21
Died: 1957
Died: October 24
Businessperson
Fashion Designer
Grand Couturier
Saint-Nicolas-près-Granville (réunie à Granville)
Dior
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Beauty
Body
Work
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Ephemeral
Thinking
Dedicated
Architecture
Weakness

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