Joseph Abboud Quotes

If I'd been an actor in the 1940s, I would have been in fashion.

Something about glamour interested me. All my schoolbooks had drawings of women on terraces with a cocktail and a cigarette.

I dress to kill, but tastefully.

My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire.

I used to be more glamorous.

Coming from where I came from, the Midwest, in the era I was born, the '30s, movies were glorious fun - Bette Davis dying or whatever. But whatever they were, they were not serious.

I got my style from my mom, she was a classy lady.

I was like, 'I would like to see everybody dress beautifully.'

There are a lot of people that I think look very good - Bryan Ferry and Jude Law dress really well, Steve McQueen was cool, and all the James Bonds have been very dapper.

Glamour is really fun.

Fashion is supposed to be light and not try too hard.

I love to do glamorous things, like wear Valentino.

I adore the incredibly tight clothing! My own wardobe's changed - I've streamlined a little bit and definitely learnt from Joan's sleekiness and tailoring.

I am trying different styles, and while you can't climb a tree or jump on a crocodile in a dress, it is nice to get dressed up every now and then and kind of walk away from the khaki for a moment.

I was the good Bond girl, but I wanted to have the dresses and the high heels. I wanted the funky, sexy name.

What is chic is just to be perfect, like magical, no?

Emma Stone, I think, always looks beautiful.

I love fashion, beauty, glamour. It's the mark of civilisation.

I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour.

It is important to be chic.

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.

Glamour is what I sell, it's my stock in trade.

My favorite actors when I was a kid were in their '60s. Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne.

New York ladies all look immaculate.

I'm partial to stilettos. Stilettoes and long, flowing dresses are my new favourites.