Valeria Mazza Quotes

I remember the first time Dakota asked me for fashion advice about what to put with what. I was like, 'My big sister is asking me?'

Layering is always a great way to look different and to keep your look younger. Basic tees, vest tops, jackets, leggings, shrugs, etc, can be mixed up to add spunk, variety and colour to your look. A good sense of mix 'n' match is required to make this look work.

I did not have any money, so when I came to New York, I just dressed myself with whatever I could find and the Army-Navy store.

Fashion is such a weird thing. Growing up, I just made do with whatever I had access to - a lot of hand-me-downs and thrift store shopping.

I love vintage and I shop vintage a lot because it's just such great value for money.

I like to see how I can do it for less money.

Kids who have no money are still figuring out a way - somehow - to dress nicely.

When you're dressing on a budget, simplicity is key.

Our look evolved from the fact that we bought thrift-store clothes. It wasn't like, 'Let adopt a thrift-store aesthetic.' We just didn't have any money.

It is a pleasure if you pull out all your clothes out of the wardrobe and manage to fit into everything easily.

I suppose there's a particular kind of efficiency about coming from a theatre tradition. You don't make a fuss, and you're cheap.

I literally did it through hard work and dedication. People out there who think you have to have loads of money to do this sport... it just shows you.

The difference between me and other Superstars is that I am more intelligent, possess a superior streetwise viciousness and am motivated by money.

Because of my career I have a huge wardrobe of fantastic costumes and they take up almost an entire house. Many of my stage outfits are worth a lot of money. To save cash I buy my more practical outfits from Primark.

I didn't just freestyle it. At the end, it's about bread.

I learnt the game as a kid hustling car dealers for cash.

You don't need money to be creative. The ghetto builds champions every day.

Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.

I don't like to use expensive materials. I take care to make costs reasonable. It's very similar to the way I make clothes.

When someone wants to freshen up their home a bit, and they don't want to spend a ton of money on construction, I always tell them to start off with paint. A fresh coat can really change the whole look of a home.

I didn't grow up with money; I didn't come from a rich family. But what fashion gave me was an escape into a world of creativity: if I couldn't afford that Junior Gaultier jacket, then I'd get one from the market and customise it.

You get really scrappy when you're making things for zero dollars, and you just have to keep thinking like that. It's not like, 'Oh, we now have a little bit more money, let's do things differently.' If you just keep boiling it down to the simplest possible way to make it, I think that always ends up being the best.

Everybody on my street was broke, running around with no shoes on. We didn't have money, but we played tag, we talked. It was great.

My mom has passed down that you can be chic and look beautiful, and you don't have to break the bank. I grew up like that. She also taught me I don't have to stress all the time. She's always been a go-with-the-flow type of woman; that's how she raised us, and I find that's how I'm raising my little girls now.

My mom let me play in her clothes, wear makeup, and I had high heels from a thrift store. My mom tells me that the only reason she let me dress in her clothes is because she couldn't afford any toys, and it seemed entertaining enough and kept her from having to buy me anything, 'cause everything I wanted was in her makeup box or wardrobe.