Elsa Schiaparelli Quotes

The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time.

I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman's personality and sense of self are revealed. I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

I was born in high heels and I've worn them ever since.

Everything I do has a certain quality, a certain flair, a certain flavor. I like to eat the way I like to dress, the way I listen to music: put it all together, and it's a great party.

It's important not to take all this fashion stuff too seriously, and I kind of love the idea of cheesiness.

I am such a girly girl, and I love not playing it safe. I'm so new to this world, so it's fun to establish myself as a fashionista.

Being a grown-up woman doesn't mean you can't look beautiful, individual and different.

I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair.

A Schiaparelli woman is not about cliche.

I always wanted to bring something new to the table, and make clothes for women where they feel beautiful.

Style is what one creates....glamou r is a state of mind.

It doesn't matter because I want to be that guy who you never know what I'm going to wear.

For me, it is exciting to see a woman take a chance and wear something out of the ordinary.

Whenever I wore it there were some questions whether the outfit was just too over the top. I'm like, "Do you know who you're dealing with here, and her eccentricities, her style, her flair?" These little things were sometimes those - I love it. I love having a real-life model. But I also do flush it out with my own personal experiences and my own essence, and hopefully they mesh together.

I love exaggerated, and I love eccentric, but you must be comfortable. Otherwise it is nonsense. There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.

Don't be drab.

The sexiest thing about style is if you kind of just take your personality and put it in what you wear. That's what I think is cool.

I've been such an oddball my whole life, but I've always been cool and I've always dressed fairly smartly.

I'm 27. I feel like I get it. I'm OK with being sexy if I feel like it. Some days I'm brainy, some days I'm funny, some days I'm sexy, and sometimes, I just want to dance.

I really want to make clothes that are feminine and help women look beautiful.

There's a real power in heels and a good dress.

Stiletto, I look at it more as an attitude as opposed to a high-heeled shoe.

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

Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way.