Champion the Visionary Then Step Back

“We know Boussac’s ideas on beauty and perfection. There is no doubt that he found immediate agreement with Dior on this point. As crucial as it is, we might be surprised to see the birth of the only venture that contradicts the strong reputation of the autocrat and remains the only example of trust the industrialist placed in someone other than himself.”

““— Are you considering taking Christian Dior? What impression did he make on you? “— I’m not taking him for the Philippe and Gaston house. “— Why? replied Fayol, surprised, almost worried. “Because I believe he is not made to take over a small house. He needs to create under his own name. So, I have to choose: do I want to create only businesses that bear my name, or does this boy have enough talent for us to consider it? I feel he deserves this chance.”