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You want to question what is important and why is it important. I don't have all the answers, but I'm very curious to know and learn.
My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in touch with creations by other people.
I think I'm very fortunate to be born in America. And lucky to be able to have lived and had the opportunity to do what I want to do.
On one level, there's an aspirational quality to having a Polo player. On another level, it's just a great shirt with lots of colors.
I can understand how some women want to marry a rich man. They may be happy for the rest of their lives, but they will never be free.
When I go to a restaurant and they say, 'We're fully booked,' I say, 'It's Roberto Cavalli,' and they say, 'I will check'. I love it!
[Nathalie Rykiel] knows by heart the genetic codes of the brand, and she also has a very contemporary and creative opinions about it.
It's immoral that people make money out of writing crap, but I try not to obsess about it. I don't want to spend my life being angry.
I am not really brand-conscious; I pick out clothes that appeal to me regardless of the label, but I consider my style very American.
Many women are pear-shaped and tend to wear jeans that are too loose. They need to focus on what jeans will re-proportion their body.
I eat only vegetables and fruit, and to me it's the most aspirational diet because it's so easy. It's quite simple, the cooking I do.
Fashion is not always about what's new, it's also about what's good. And I think if you need to see what's good, you have to be there.
I always wear a dinner jacket. I never have this definition of what goes for the morning or the evening or what works for the weekend.
I'm prepared to forget about money if it affects my creativity because, remember, I started off with nothing. And I can do that again.
Designing a product and understanding how it filters through into the market and into the rest of the company is very important to me.
I just did what I loved - flowers and rock n' roll. Pretty and punk. I was largely inspired by my dancing school classes and costumes.
Fashion is not an investment. If you wear a dress and don't get many compliments, you won't wear it again. It's not like buying bonds.
I must have books everywhere. They're the soul of a room-they reveal the taste, the interests, and the secrets of whoever lives there.
You don't want to exaggerate any feature noticeably. I think only truly beautiful women can exaggerate and they usually don't have to.
I believe it is the responsibility and duty of those in high-profile positions to give a voice to people whose voices cannot be heard.
Anyone who knows me knows that I don't know anything about politics. Every time I go to Washington, I feel like I'm in Legally Blonde.
To project your idea, you have to use new technology. It's not like the '70s or the '80s; you have an image that you project globally.
Being pure in my voice has always served me the best. Anytime I've tried to hide my light under a bushel, it's never done me any good.
They are this horrible thing where you are distorted. The chin is too big, the head is too small. No, this is electronic masturbation.
I never work with one inspiration in mind. I like to take things from everywhere and piece it together. It's never a theme or a trick.
When you're young and have the opportunity, it's crucial to learn as much as possible about your profession from every possible angle.
I love the scent of jasmine, honeysuckle, and orange blossom. They remind me of gardens and visits to the ocean I would make as a boy.
I am proud that my collections have received such praise, and I am even more proud to share the stage with so many talented designers.
I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.
Art is the way people see things, and I think it's great when individuals can find in fashion something they truly believe is artistic
Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.
Say goodbye to the age-old stereotypes of seduction. Seductive, but not a seductress, a woman wears a scent to reveal her personality.
Fashion is such an octopus. You're connected to so many people: suppliers, pattern makers, production teams, marketing teams, vendors.
I always feel like I have to keep going. You can sit back and say, 'Maybe I can stop.' But then you're yesterday, and I love tomorrow.
Every time before a collection, I say, "I don't want it to come out. I want to cancel it. It's not good. I haven't achieved anything."
I'm very well off but I can stay with normal people. I can do a super-luxury life, but I can do a very normal life and I'm not scared.
People said making clothes inside out was not proper. I disagreed because clothes that are inside out are as beautiful as a cathedral.
I'm always thinking ahead, and I'm always curious about what's happening next. I thrive on that kind of thinking, so I don't burn out.
I believe that when you really want to do something, you should go ahead and do it. I mean, I feel fear, but I never let that stop me.
I think the 1970s will always be the decade for me. Obviously, I grew up in that era, but the beauty standard was touchable, kissable.
You have to be the person you want to be - and start now. If you don't begin the process yourself, you're going to be waiting forever.
I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.
I don't think punk fashion is a specter or overemphasized - it made a big impression, as there had never been anything like it before.
I used to always fight for human rights. I still fight for Leonard Peltier, who's spent 35 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit.
I like architectural shapes. You can't put any shape on any body, except on the runway. In reality, it has to look and feel flattering.
Fashion is not superficial; it is a dynamic tool to transform oneself, and it can be used to command the attention of those around you.
I wanted to give a woman comfortable clothes that would flow with her body. A woman is closest to being naked when she is well-dressed.
Fashion is not simply a matter of clothes. Fashion is in the air, born upon the wind. One intuits it. It is in the sky and on the road.
Arrogance is in everything I do. It is in my gestures, the harshness of my voice, in the glow of my gaze, in my sinewy, tormented face.
I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.