Michael Bastian Quotes

I am not the sort of woman who would wear high heels with a bathing suit. Let's get that straight right now.

The red carpet is very important. You have to be very careful to have the right person dressed in right way. For me, it has to be a perfect look.

Day-to-day, I don't wear make-up, my hair's not done, and I'm in ripped jeans and a Bonds tee. But doing red carpets is just part of work.

For many years I enjoyed the pleasure of cruising on my yacht all summer long and these were my best holidays. In mid-May, we'd start in St Tropez. I'd collect my bikinis from my home there and then we'd go up to Cannes for the Film Festival, on to Monte Carlo for the Grand Prix and then to Italy.

I love the romance of the '40s. It was the perfect time to live. Technology wasn't so advanced that it made life more difficult, but it was just enough that you can send a phone call or a telegram. And people still took pride in how they looked. The men got dressed up and the women got dressed up and they took care of themselves.

A scuffed up shoe on the red carpet or at a big premiere is never okay! It can really alter the vibe of a trendy look.

I love the pictures of Old Hollywood, seeing the directors dressed in suits and ties. Even the grips would be wearing ties. But the biggest thing is when I was a kid, I couldn't wait to be an adult, and I think what happens with most guys is that no one wants to be an adult anymore. So they're dressing like kids.

I like my heels as high as we can get them. I show skin where it is appropriate.

I think the only time that I worry about looking good is on the red carpet.

If you took some of the behavior that you see in the fashion world and put it anywhere else, it would just be embarrassing.

I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.

I don't have makeup on all the time, but when I want, I have fun with my friends choosing clothes and putting nail polish on.

That’s why these kids get into so much trouble. They don’t have anything to do.

When I dressed up for visiting Kings and Queens it would take me an hour. When I went to the provinces it would take me twice the time. They needed a standard…. I must be glamorous because I am representing the people

When someone said, 'Let's go to a club' in New York, it often meant heels and tight dresses and money.

I did not have chance to buy swim suits because I did not go swimming at all. If I ever get a chance to buy one, I want to try one in white or with ribbons.

I think the evening wear criteria is that they want to walk into the room and get that 'wow' factor.

If there's anything more popular on 'Housewives' than a fight over hair, it's a housewife diving into water. It's a prerequisite for the show, you have to know how to dive, preferably in a monokini.

I was given this beautiful coffee table book of Soviet architecture for my birthday. It has a lot of holiday camps, swimming pools, theatres, and buildings that were built for leisure activities. Incredible architecture in the most obscure places. It's a little bit sad, because a lot of it has been left to fall apart.

I was like, 'I would like to see everybody dress beautifully.'

What's the big deal if I dress casually and dance in my backyard.

These days, we are scrutinised by everybody. Girls in the industry put a lot of effort into it. You can't be overdressed or underdressed, your make up has to be subtle and there's a lot of brainstorming that goes into it.

Young men may enjoy dropping their work at five or six o'clock and slipping into a dress suit for an evening of pleasure; but the habit has certain drawbacks.

There are lots of things worth doing that are no way to make a living. They are agreeable ways to make a more agreeable life.

I love wearing the uniform.