Giambattista Valli Quotes

The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.

It taught me something. It taught you your craft.

Learning teacheth more in one year than experience in twenty.

The thing that makes my clothes really different is that, number one, they are really great designs; they're not tacky; they are very professional; the design is made from lots of decisions.

Our dresses take a long time to make.

Michael Coleman, now that was a boy that taught me some stuff too.

It's all about learning your craft and honing it in and really paying attention to people who are doing it and what their advice is. It's like anything: it takes years and years and years. A lot of it comes down to work ethic.

It's not about having a plethora of suits, but having a few good ones. It's all about fit. The contour of your body. If your shoulders are broad, you shouldn't have shoulder pads. If you're not a big man, you shouldn't have extra space. I think it's definitely worth having it properly fitted.

I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.

A custom-tailored suit retains a certain dignity about it.

Don't pretend to know everything. I've been blessed to work with a lot of veteran actors, and I soak up lessons from them like a sponge.

I am quite fussy about clothes.

Design is a way of life, a point of view. It involves the whole complex of visual communications: talent, creative ability, manual skill, and technical knowledge. Aesthetics and economics, technology and psychology are intrinsically related to the process.

I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.

I want a woman to feel the cut of the scissors in the clothes.

I grew up watching my father work, and learning from him what good quality is. I took from him the passion to create beautiful and exclusive products. He also taught me to persevere if I want to reach my goals.

In many ways, 'What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World' is just one big thank-you note to my teachers. The book is dedicated to my fifth and sixth grade English teacher, Dr. Joseph D'Angelo, a massive force of erudition, martial artistry, culture, and love.

Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.

Truthfully, the hardest part about fashion is not the vision or one great idea, but the execution of each aspect.

My mom was a teacher - I have the greatest respect for the profession - we need great teachers - not poor or mediocre ones.

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

Around here, though, people don't treat me any differently. That's to be expected. I don't mind at all, being in the shadow of three Hall of Famers. I just want to learn all I can from them.

I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.

And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.

I am a mechanical techie. I can build things with my hands.