Waris Ahluwalia Quotes

My own style is pretty classic; I much prefer to design for others.

I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.

People say I am a classic designer. I don't try to be classic, but I do try to be simple and elegant.

I believe in classics. I like keeping it simple, whether its colours, cuts, or the outfits I wear.

Bespoke tailoring: yes! I found this one pair of pants - they're Canali - and brought them into a tailor and said, 'Clone these, dammit.' They just do all the right things. I've got eight pairs in different colors and I never have to think about pants again. The only look otherwise that suits me is, like, the Professor from 'Gilligan's Island.'

The White Company offers its loyalists an altogether better, whiter world. The White people have edited out any colours that aren't white, off-white, milk chocolate, grey, taupe or black. They can't be doing with Johnnie Boden's cheery Sloane jokes, his spots and stripes, his occasional 'if it's me, it's U' loud colours.

I believe designers should eliminate the unnecessary. That means eliminating everything that is modish because this kind of thing is only short-lived.

My aesthetic is pretty classic. I like to keep things simple but appreciate the details.

Ultimately, clean lines have greater longevity, which women appreciate, and to which they can add their own personality

My apartment reflects my views as an architect. It is minimal, austere. The architecture doesn't impose itself upon you. The apartment is a stage for other things to take place.

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration.

A formally harmonious product needs no decoration; it should be elevated through pure form.

I don't particularly follow the Bauhaus school of design, where you make everything into a black box - simplify it.

I like sparseness. There's something about that minimalist feel that can make something have an immediate impact and make it unique. I'll probably always work with that formula; I just don't know how.

I just start with a pencil and paper. I don't want something too trendy, too fashion-forward. I don't want to make something I consider a regular person couldn't wear with blue jeans. But I don't want to make something that other people make, either - like a skinny black suit in a shiny material that you can buy anywhere.

I have a particular image, and my customers know my line isn't going to be so trendy it will be out of style next year.

I like the classic look. Keep it simple. There's only so much you can wear.

I feel like my style's always been influenced by 'less is more.' The coolest styles are kind of simple and classic, like a white T-shirt and jeans. Maybe you have a cool belt and cool shoes, but everything else you keep simple.

The principal and only way to make an heirloom product is to design something that people will need not just this year, but for the next 50 or 100 years.

Generally speaking, I'm a jeans, T-shirt and boots man but I do own an Armani suit, which gets a regular outing. It's nothing fancy - just a classic, well-cut suit with clean lines and beautiful tailoring. It's timeless and you can mix and match it with anything to dress up or dress down.

My design is no design.

My body is very shaped, and I like to be simple. I don't like to use so many colors. My best colors are black, white and blue.

The beauty of what Apple does at Apple is that they're not on trend; they are classic.

In the building of a basic wardrobe, we cannot go wrong if we strive for simplicity and perfect fitting.

Just simple things - I like black and white, monochrome; I like suits.