Valentino Garavani Quotes

I think the golden age of couture had some of the most incredible customers: women like Nan Kempner and all the icons.

London is a good fashion city. They're a little more daring. There's the element of the aristocracy, which is always interesting.

I love Opening Ceremony, Kenzo - anything Humberto Leon and Carol Lim touch. I drool over Christopher Kane, Mary Katrantzou, Delpozo, and Wes Gordon.

The influence of Paris, for instance, is now minimal. Yet a lot is written about Paris fashion.

'Vogue' is the best of everything that fashion can offer, and I think we point the way. We are, you know, a glamorous girlfriend.

I really love Celine. Obviously. Alexander Wang. Givenchy. Those are probably my main favorites. Dolce & Gabbana, too.

I grew up in Milan during the golden age of designers. There was fashion all around.

I love Yves Saint Laurent. I love Chanel. And Versace! Such beautiful gowns!

I love jeans and T-shirts, but for red carpets, I like Oscar de la Renta, who is timeless. Marchesa celebrates the female form in an ethereal way. Donna Karan does an Urban Zen collection, which is eco-friendly. I love socially conscious fashion.

I'm a London girl, so I grew up on Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood... Dior, Chanel, the usual suspects.

Haute couture is a legitimate subject for Yves Saint Laurent and could resume one day.

Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.

For contemporary fashion, I'm a huge fan of so many of the people out there. I think Azzedine Alaia holds up through three generations of very specific, beautiful design. I think Jean Paul Gaultier also is very interesting with a long span.

I love all Helmut Lang. I love Alexander Wang and Alice+Olivia.

My favourite designers are Alexander McQueen, YSL, Eskandar, Donna Karan and Lanvin.

I love cashmere. For casual, I like Juicy Couture. I love the beading in Badgley Mischka. I like Dolce & Gabbana. There's such a lot to choose from.

Alexander Wang, Saint Laurent, Balmain, and Goyard are my designers of choice.

With Zac Posen gowns, it's like making an ornate pastry. Then, sometimes, it's just great to have the perfect chicken soup or consomme. And that's Brooks Brothers.

I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.

I love Dolce & Gabbana. I love Versace. I love the crazy, more eccentric stuff.

My earliest influences were Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.

Look, if Givenchy is going to lend you a dress, I'm not going to turn it down. I would wear that dress to just go out and buy a pint of milk if they would lend it to me.

I had never seen 'Vogue.' I didn't read fashion magazines, I read 'Time' and 'Newsweek.'

I always used to love couture because it was more theatrical than the runways. The runways always felt more like part of the machine.

Couture occupies the uppermost stratosphere of fashion. It is the holy of holies, as only about 2,000 women globally are fortunate enough to wear these precious garments tailored to their exact measurements, making it perhaps the most exclusive club in the world.