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The detail is as important as the essential is. When it is inadequate, it destroys the whole outfit.

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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Essentials
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Important
Outfit
Inadequate
Destroys
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