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I was schooled at home, then didn't go to university because I married when I was 17. I didn't go into work until late in my life.
Absence Is To Love, What The Wind Is To Fire, When It's a Small Fire The Wind Kills It But When It's a Real Fire It Intensifies It
The environment was so strong, so dramatic. Tragedy is all over Calabria; it's in the air. All this corresponds to my temperament.
I am really looking forward to walking past people on the street wearing my clothes and know I am designing for an everyday woman.
I was an observer. I liked to listen rather than openly express myself. This trait is something that I've retained over the years.
Of course everyone dreams of living in the 17th or the 18th century because of the costumes, but there were so many incommodities.
That's one thing about fashion that you really shouldn't be-you can't be melancholy in fashion because people don't respond to it.
Clothes became my attraction and obsession early. I wasn't so interested in dressing myself because I was not my object of desire.
If you don't feel good in it, don't wear it. Because it'll never look good. Any hesitation in the fitting room and just walk away.
I think there is something about luxury - it's not something people need, but it's what they want. It really pulls at their heart.
People always think that designers hate each other. And we're certainly a competitive lot, but we also enjoy each other's company.
When I graduated from Parsons School of Design, the dean at that time said I would never be a designer. Obviously I didn't listen.
You need something that puts a little distance between what you really are and what you want to show; it's a shield, a protection.
As a rule, ladies of the Royal Family wear light coloured clothes because such colours are more discernible against a great crowd.
We always see the point of an iceberg. So I've always accepted the idea that people - they don't necessarily know everything I am.
A modern Woman is not necessarily...s omeone who just buys expensive stuff... ...a modern Woman is someone who buys intelligently.
Because my business life is so busy, my home is really my sanctuary. That is where I reflect and spend quality time with my girls.
I've always loved fashion so much and I didn't have access to the kind of fashion I really wanted, so I would do vintage shopping.
I've always admired a woman who can dress for all occasions-someo ne who's not fashion crazy,but you always want to look like her.
I'm not very happy to be classified as another Japanese designer. There is no one characteristic that all Japanese designers have.
Spring 2010 is the second season that I'm showing the double-breasted suit. I think the right double-breasted suit is young again.
There's nothing fashionable about a dead animal that has been cruelly killed just because some people think it looks cool to wear.
If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.
I worry constantly and obsess over things, but I just don't let fear stand in the way of doing something that I really want to do.
We live in a material world. I'm not saying that beautiful things don't enhance our lives. But, in our culture, we're never happy.
In fashion as in life, the right thing at the right time is the right thing. The right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing.
A classic, navy blue blazer is my staple. It's a look that can take you from office meetings to dinner out with friends or family.
I just use fashion as an excuse to talk about politics. Because I'm a fashion designer, it gives me a voice, which is really good.
For everyday you just need one makeup element. People dress so casual today and we're living in a time where almost anything goes.
Fashion has a reason to be, because in fashion you can find new kinds of expression about human beings. It's my way to communicate.
I really detest brunch. I think it's a waste of a good day. Detest is a little too severe, but I would say I'm not a brunch person.
I was lucky because I got so successful so early, and when you get successful early, then you can afford to be a little bit humble.
I have a responsibility to the people who work for me, the manufacturers I work with. There is no point to clothes that don't sell.
It's not polite to refuse to dress for a parly. It's an insult to your hostess. After all, correct dress is a part of good manners.
I just hate people who are lazy. To be on my team, you have to have energy and a sense of wanting to learn. That really excites me.
People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence.
A-POC unleashes the freedom of imagination. It's for people who are curious, who have inner energy - the energy of life and living.
After all, it's very important for any big-name designer to have a couture range. I leave the ready-to-wear to my partner and team.
I only feel the pressure when we are coming up against a deadline and it's like, actually no we really have to nail this in a week!
Change is a great and horrible thing, and people love it or hate it at the same time. Without change, however, you just don't move.
I value very much the time before the show, when there is nothing else but to concentrate on the show, and it's just purely design.
My garden in England is full of eating-out places, for heat waves, warm September evenings, or lunch on a frosty Christmas morning.
The guys who like chinos and cords never went away. They've always been there. They're remarkably loyal, just not remarkably vocal.
Good clothes are good clothes, and they don't need whales and tricks and too many jokes. Sometimes you just need something to wear.
I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it.
Charles Burchfield was exceptional. As such an accomplished artist, he had limited previous association with academia and teaching.
Personal style is about taking a risk, trying something unexpected, and having fun with fashion, but always being true to yourself.
In the '70s, if anything, it was a more interesting time in fashion. It was a time when things were changing, especially in London.
In response to the making of DSMNY, a change in the Chelsea store became necessary. My flagship stores always have to lead the way.
I am close friends with Marina Abamovich, so I love strong, very aggressive political art. She is like a mom who wants to adopt me.