I can't get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it's just crass.

I've always loved when girls carry their wallets as a clutch instead of a bag.

Women need to be beautiful to be loved by men, and stupid enough to love them.

A dress made right should allow one to walk, to dance, even to ride horseback.

What every Englishman thinks about patriotism, the last refuge of a scoundrel.

I have steadfastly refused to make concessions that would undermine my ideals.

There have been several Duchesses of Westminster but there is only one Chanel!

If I cut my hair, others did. If I shortened my dresses, so did everyone else.

Do less but do better. Get back to yoga. Remember that stress is not progress.

Taste is acquired. You may have to unlearn a taste for chocolate or ice cream.

I never knew what I wanted to do, but I knew the kind of woman I wanted to be.

I start my day with a mind, body, soul practice - yoga, pilates or meditation.

There are boys and girls, there is night and day, but above all there is love.

Our role is to dream and inspire rather than collude in impacting the reality.

Whatever energy you put out there, that's the energy you're going to get back.

My resolution is to make positivity, thankfulness and happiness my new mantra.

My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.

It's funny, because I sometimes feel that I'm most creative when I'm pregnant.

Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are.

In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do.

I really want to make clothes that are feminine and help women look beautiful.

That is always what I've had to do in life: to show I am capable of surviving.

I haven't really got a green thumb, but I love gardens and their architecture.

A single James creation is worth the whole output of a 7th Avenue year's work.

If you cut a painter's hands off, he'd still feel the urge to pick up a brush.

I went from fashion to glass in 1995, and I'm very interested in architecture.

The ideas can come from anywhere; the energy just comes from loving what I do.

If I could be reincarnated as a fashion accessory, it would be a shopping bag.

I am a completely different person when I am working on different collections.

When things become too popular they are always fading away for something else.

And smile, you know I always tell the girls to smile because I hate sad faces.

The well dressed man never stands out in a crowd; his elegance sets him apart.

My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, 'That's what I am'

Stay true to yourself because at the end of the day you can't lie to yourself.

The Japanese are hard to understand, but once you do the world is your oyster.

The only one who is alive today and still being talked about is Pierre Cardin.

When I talk to young girls about clothes, I tell them to show a lot of brains.

The Chanel woman? I don't even need to see; I smell her from round the corner.

What I've been conscious of, from the beginning is that I can't be Jil Sander.

I finished high school there and then I went to Rhode Island School of Design.

Your connections with other people are important, our connection to the earth.

Victory is about recognizing all the work that went into achieving your dream.

The only possible effect one can have on the world is through unpopular ideas.

I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick.

Fashion is like life. It needs fear and uncertainty if you are to move forward.

Me, as a designer who is not exactly skinny, all I want is comfortable clothes.

Eclectic yet classic with a playful bohemian twist is how Id describe my style.

Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.

Often fear is the same emotion as excitement. It means you are breaking ground.

As long as I look good, I'm very happy - and as long as I look consistently me.

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