EJ Johnson Quotes

I hate stuff in my pockets, can't stand it. I'll carry stuff in my hands rather than put it in my pockets.

I see no reason to have my shirts ironed. It's irrational.

I'm personally more of a low-maintenance type of person. I want things to be easy and quick, especially when it comes to getting dressed.

I have a wardrobe full of expensive clothes, but wear the same two T-shirts. I've never found a look.

I don't own a pair of sweatpants.

I do like to buy my own clothes because I like to support designers. I know the work that goes into it.

People look the best when they feel the most comfortable, so I buy 10 of the same thing if I really like it.

I don't tend to wear a lot of makeup in general.

There are two types of people in the world: those who wear a watch and those who don't.

I'm not a person who goes out of my way to change my look. I like my characters to look as natural as possible.

I typically have one backpack, my everyday carry.

I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.

Let's talk about a decision that women have to make every morning- Big purse or little purse?

I am the anti-trend guy? I don't believe in chasing trends. And before anyone shops, I believe you benefit from doing a closet inventory. Ask yourself what am I wearing, what am I not wearing, and you'll probably discover things you didn't even know you had.

Listen, to appeal to someone else you might put on a pair of shoes that you don't like or a dress you don't like. But there's no way you're going to put on a perfume you don't like; it's too personal.

Sell your clothes- keep your thoughts.

I've used a lot of jersey, but I've also done a lot of complex pattern weaves in these fabrics in solid colors, and there are lots of little dresses for cocktail and evening. I've done a series of very important evening dresses as well, just to show that these two ideas can also work well together. Today's woman can wear an important evening dress or a simple pant and top. It's all in the personality of the woman.

The idea of transformation is super-important to me. You can see it in the way I approach things. I have never been a clean-faced, freshly scrubbed hair person. I'm the New York designer who doesn't do that. I think about the hair and makeup almost as much as I think about the clothes because it all has to work.

I just like short hair on women, I think it's cool. And I have wanted to cut my hair for very many years, but being on contract with a television show for six years prevents you from doing that, and then being on contract with a cosmetic endorsement campaign prevents you from doing that again. So for eight years, I've had to have long, flowing locks. And I was just so sick and tired of long, flowing locks, so I chopped them.

I don't wear a watch because I want my arms to weigh the same.

a car is just a moving, giant handbag! You never have actually to carry groceries, or dry cleaning, or anything! You can have five pairs of shoes with you at all times!

I like the idea of not looking at trends, not being driven by them. I like what I like and that's it.

What my mom failed to understand was that I didn't even want long hair -- I needed long hair. And my desire for protracted, flowing locks had virtually nothing to do with fashion, nor was it a form of protest against the constructions of mainstream society. My motivation was far more philosophical. I wanted to rock.

I'm not into fashion at all. I always wear the same thing: dark suits. I don't even know where I get them.

In fashion, general people will look to the piece itself. [Some designers] concentrate on, 'How can I make this seam look special?' or 'What am I going to do with that button so it looks interesting?' I am not interested in that. At the moment, I am more interested in the shape and the form. I have a big desire to make clothes without defining them.