Alessandro Nivola Quotes

I've never been naturally fashion conscious. I'm the kind of person who sees a whole outfit in a magazine, runs out and buys it but looks like a clown.

I don't wear plaid shirts.

I don't read fashion blogs all that much. I do read magazines, and I trust my friends' opinions, even though we all dress very differently.

I never cared about buying things for myself, like clothes. And then all of a sudden I realized how great it is to be very precise about the shirts that I wear and all the things that are a part of my closet. So the ritual of fashion and shopping became very personal to me.

I like to dress for my body type and for my coloring.

Stylists aren't for me. I tried to use one when I first started working in the U.S., but I didn't click with anyone.

Know what suits you. I would never wear brown, because it just doesn't work with my pale skin and dark hair. Also I wouldn't wear flats at night, because I love heels.

I still don't consider myself a fashion girl.

My wife changes the way that I dress. She makes me dress nicer than I want to dress. I feel like I perpetually dress like a 14-year-old boy, and she makes me stand up straight and wear clean clothes.

I don't follow fashion. I need people to style me because I'm pretty clueless about it and I don't really care. I pretty much wear the same outfit every day when I'm not working.

It's funny, my girlfriends think that because I am married to a fashion designer, I get all these great tips and hints about great fashion, but it's not like that at all. He never tells me what to wear.

Whatever show is on, I dress in that designer's clothes. Some of them were totally unwearable.

I'm bad at trends. Just wear what you want and what suits you.

Fashion has always played a major role in my life and my personal style has transitioned and evolved as years passed.

I know, for myself, I have a very distinct style, and I know what I like, and I know what I don't like. But it has been a process of learning how to cater to the different events that happen with Hollywood and how you might want to dress for red carpet and what things photograph well.

I don't have a lot of instinctive fashion style myself.

My mom has a stylist, and she has so many people who help her dress in these really awesome, cool styles. But I do not.

I find inspiration in what artists and regular people on the street wear, but I'm also very influenced by what I like to wear since I style myself.

As to matters of dress, I would recommend one never to be first in the fashion nor the last out of it.

I experiment, but I am extremely mindful of the things I wear. The key is to accept your body type and pick cuts and styles that flatter your frame.

I'm not going to all of a sudden start wearing a snazzy suit and putting a scarf around my neck, which seemed to be vogue for about 20 minutes at one point.

Fashion is something that comes and goes. What remains is your style and that's nothing but an extension of your personality that you are showcasing via your clothes.

If I had to start over, I'll do the same thing: street clothes are the future; the client can choose two or three things and combine them as she wants.

My life wouldn't end if there was no fashion. But being stylish has never hurt anyone either.

Think about the style of the occasion before you plan your outfit.