Masaba Gupta Quotes

I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny.

People should dress the way they want. Any rules for age or shape are silly.

There's a certain freedom that comes when people don't expect you to be sexy.

I'm not cutting my hair because I'm not going to be fake.

It's nice to stand out and not have to conform to all the beauty standards that just don't even make sense anymore.

You don't have to make yourself look like people expect you to look.

Dressing for yourself and not a man is definitely something I advocate.

Bobbed hair makes women look uniform. They lack individuality.

It used to bother me - having bigger, fuller brows. I even plucked them once so I'd fit in, but I hated them and couldn't wait for them to grow back. Now I embrace them. I realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful.

I think pop culture underestimates people. The message is, 'Being yourself is the worst thing you could possibly be.' But people are still attracted to it.

You don't have to conform to a very specific aesthetic today, whereas 1950s women definitely had to.

I seem to disappoint people a bit. They want the full regalia - but I don't walk around in a corset the whole time.

Women should wear clothing. Clothing shouldn't wear them.

My favourite feature is my hair. It has always made me look different. It was so red when I was born that my mother thought I had blood on my head. When I was a teenager, I looked like a tomboy, but then I understood that I could be a woman who was an intelligent mix between a lady and my mannish side.

We're all weirdos, and people want to work so hard to fit into society, but it's like, no matter what you do, you're never going to be what society depicts as what's perfect, because that's not real. The only point that you have to make is that 'I'm being me.'

I want to show the world that if you want to be a bearded lady you are allowed to do it without being discriminated against.

When I first came out, I was wearing full-on traditional Nigerian wear. I got told by a lot of people that I should just tone it down. I only stopped when I realized there's only so many prints you can wear.

I wear what I want to wear and appear on stage as myself.

I don't want to be seen in a way where all I can do is what people expect of me.

I don't like acres of faceless girls walking.

At the end of the day, the real goal of fashion is to create clothes that make you feel as comfortable as possible, inside and out - no matter what your gender.

I'm sick of people putting boxes around everyone, telling you where and how you have to fit in.

Fashion should be genderless; how people perceive the idea of beauty can vary from one to another.

Look and image were very important - there was already incredible pressure to look feminine and sexy but I wanted to look individual and strong. I didn't have any role models except Little Nell from 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.'

I'm covered in tattoos head to toe, I have this striking style, I'm smaller than most competitors, and people are like, 'Yeah. That's my guy.' Why? Because they can see part of themselves in me.