Margherita Missoni Quotes

I want to be age appropriate. I don't want to be that girl you see walking away and she looks 25 and then she turns around and she looks 90.

I'm determined not to start dressing like I'm 45 years old now that I'm a mum.

Just because you can wear a micro-miniskirt it doesn't mean you should. You don't need to show your midriff, either, if you're over 40.

I think it's important for kids to express themselves with bad fashion. I struggle a little bit now because I have a daughter and I feel with fashion, like they're sexualizing the kids so young. Little kids in high heels and that kind of thing is really difficult for me to wrap my head around.

Each dress symbolizes the age that it's appropriate for.

I dress like a 30-year-old woman.

My one big rule for the over-40s is don't try to dress like an 18-year-old. It's possible to be 'on-trend' when you're older - you just have to look for the right stuff. You don't have to spend a fortune, either.

I'm a big advocate for young girls dressing their age.

I love anything leopard print, but sometimes an all over print can be a bit much.

I get maximum satisfaction out of buying children's clothes online.

Mini dresses that have an over skirt of tulle makes it traditional and modern at the same time.

I'm on an Isabel Marant kick. She does an amazing job of making things that are everyday-wearable but also special and a little bit different. I definitely like that she has a '70s western vibe. There's something that's very fun and vintage in what she's doing.

No matter what you do, black lace tends to look a little Spanish.

My sisters and I are very hands-on with our collections. I am really passionate about kids' clothes.

Age is not a taboo in the fashion industry. One should learn what to wear to look good at any age.

You see someone on the street wearing an outfit and then it's on the cover of a magazine. I love. But, you know, I'm Australian, so I'm not too flashy or glitzy.

I love floral prints for little girls, and I love mixing prints.

I know how much parents love buying clothes for their kids and how they want to give them something new in the closet.

I think once you're past 30 you shouldn't wear a lot of glitter.

I've always loved children's clothes - my grandmother actually owned a children's boutique in La Jolla, CA, for 30 years. I grew up visiting her and working in her store, and then my mom and I had a children's boutique together for five or six years.

There are too many 50-year-olds dressing as 20-year-olds.

I can't really dress rock 'n' roll any more because I'm the wrong side of 40, but I want that to be the fashion.

I don't look to celebrities for style anymore because I've learned the chain of command. They are being dressed by a stylist who's getting inspiration from a 16-year-old kid running the streets of Melbourne, Australia. Once I learned that chain of command, I just started taking it to the streets.

When you get to be a certain size as a man, all the shirts end up having giant dogs on them or things like that!

I realize there's a line between looking good and being an embarrassment. I don't want to be one of those dames who is trying too hard to appear young. I'm Mamie Van Doren, and I fully intend to act my age.