Women of A Certain Age

In the June 10, 1955 issue of Collier's Magazine, clothing designer Christian Dior said that “Women are most fascinating between the ages of thirty-five and forty, after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass forty, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely.”

Christian Dior appears twice in A Book of Ages. He introduced the New Look when he was 42.