Behati Prinsloo Quotes

I hate the terminology of 'costume' because my clothes are not costumes at all. I think they're high fashion, avant-garde, and more couture, definitely, and yes, some of my pieces are not particularly wearable, but I wouldn't say they're costumes, I'd say they're more couture.

Designer Marc Jacobs ended his sixteen-year tenure at Louis Vuitton with a spring 2014 collection that celebrated fashion in its purest and least complicated form - as majestic, superficial beauty.

I have a couture body.

I wish I could wear clothes straight off the runway.

I love Vivienne Westwood - she designs for womanly shapes.

I wanted the collection for Target to reinterpret all the must-haves of Stella McCartney for winter and to make my designs more accessible to a wider audience in Australia.

Topshop is the only brand I've ever collaborated with on a fashion collection.

With an evening wear collection, each piece has to be quite individual.

My signature line of clothing for Satya Paul will showcase a distinctive aspect of my own personal style.

I'm an Isabel Marant woman: I love her style so much.

I love Vivienne Westwood. Her work is so interesting, you can always find something that's great and fits you.

In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.

Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us.

I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules.

For me, one of the biggest designers is Azzedine Alaia. Everything he is doing is fantastic.

I don't have much time for shopping so I pick things up when I can. My favorite labels are APC, Isabel Marant and Agnes B because the clothes are cut small and have a simplicity to them.

My clothes are for the international jet set. They are very much for the red carpet.

I tend to gravitate toward Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang. Their designs are accessible and easy.

I love Demi Lovato's style. It's really different, but it's super chic and has a cool edge to it. I'm always trying to channel her style when going shopping for new clothes or getting dressed in the morning.

For stage wear and gowns, Julien McDonald, who is a friend of mine. I love that he can be totally over the top for stage wear!

I enjoy seeing how my friends - Proenza Schouler, Zac Posen, Rodarte - use clothes to create their vision and art.

Kardashian Kollection for Lipsy will have some amazing standout pieces like a full-lace jumper and metallic sequin jackets.

At Ungaro, I discovered the flou and the language of Paris.

Topshop is one of my favourite shops, and I love shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti. There's a graduate fashion designer called Kate Falcus who makes me beautiful commissioned pieces - one of my favourites was the white Glastonbury dress she made me with the puffy skirt.

My earliest influences were Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.