Anouska Hempel Quotes

For me, it's ultimately about a great pair of shoes.

I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.

Design and style should work toward making you look good and feel good without a lot of effort so you can get on with the things that matter.

Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.

Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable.

You know, you cannot be comfortable on a high heel shoes the way you would be in sneakers. But, you know, not everyone wants to be on sneakers. Sneakers are for different purposes.

I'd rather have a house that's nice but usable.

A house full of new furniture doesn't mean a whole lot.

It doesn't matter if the item isn't your favorite thing as long it fits well.

If you are a man, I feel that practicality should always trump fashion.

Fit and fabric are paramount. If the jacket fits, it doesn't matter what price you paid for it - you will look and feel fantastic.

I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.

Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels.

I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise, it's just not fashion.

I want people to love to sit in my chairs. You gotta want the people to buy it because they love it.

Style has replaced elegance. Before, I believed that style is something a person embodied. But now it's so easy to buy good style if you have the money.

I put the costume on and said 'It's not very comfortable, but it looks amazing,' so it's all good.

My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance.

If there were something that I was going to endorse, it would probably be something like sneakers.

Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth, they are not playing with the inner character. That is why women are happy to wear painful shoes.

I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.

I'm a fan of designers and clothes that look beautiful, but more importantly, make me feel beautiful and confident. It's why I've always loved Stella McCartney, and more recently, Prabal Gurung. Their pieces are cool, yet timeless, and the fits are effortlessly flattering.

I'm always drooling over great design, from fashion to furniture.

For me, if something fits properly, it makes me feel good.

Honestly, I don't believe in menswear. I focus on what pieces are most timeless, transcendent, match my lifestyle, remain remarkable, and command intriguing attention across the room at an art gallery.