The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.
Interpretation
A woman's dress should complement her natural form rather than dictate it.
This quote emphasizes the importance of clothing being tailored to enhance a woman's figure, suggesting that fashion should celebrate individuality rather than impose unrealistic standards. Hubert De Givenchy highlights the value of personal style and comfort, encouraging women to wear outfits that fit and flatter their bodies rather than conforming to the latest trends that may not suit them.
In practice
During a fashion lecture focused on body positivity.
I am in a fabulously lucky position in that I get to wear beautiful, beautiful gowns for functions, which I can then give back. That way, they're not sitting in my wardrobe with me looking at them and feeling guilty. I love that, and I think when people have a fabulous function to go to, I'd recommend renting.
Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
A woman has no need to be perfect or even beautiful to wear my dresses. The dress will do all that for her.
I am not looking like Armani today and somebody else tomorrow. I look like Ralph Lauren. And my goal is to constantly move in fashion and move in style without giving up what I am.
What I think I sell with my clothes is confidence, so hopefully all my dresses, my accessories, are friends to the women. When you open the closet, and your eyes are swollen, and you don't like the way you look, you go to your friends.
The fashion industry has done itself in by neglecting the 60- to 80-year-old market. They have the time and the economic resources. They want to go shopping.
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