James Jebbia Quotes

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.

For me, Chanel just makes sense - like a story or a film. It's part of my life.

I am very much a person who appreciates perennial things. Things like a Lacoste shirt, a Clarks desert boot, Persol sunglasses and Vans shoes that have been the same forever. There are certain things that once you find it, you like it and it's done. I like Italian clothing, like suits from Battistoni and I have a shirt by Piero Albertelli.

If I could wear any label forever it would be Burberry. It covers a huge span of stuff. You can't go wrong with a classic trench and a pair of jeans.

I would like Madewell jeans to be the Levi's of its generation.

When I thought about the absolute favourite of favourites or what stood for the best of haute couture, it was Givenchy.

I think the cool thing about Gap is that it's just such a classic brand.

Chanel has always been this big thing for me - there are baby pictures of me wearing my mom's Chanel pumps.

For as long as I can remember, I've just loved Chanel.

The only one who is alive today and still being talked about is Pierre Cardin.

J.Crew's a great brand.

Sadly, I don't really believe in the idea of timeless fashion. It's an oxymoron. If 'classic fashion' really never changed, we'd all still be wearing togas.

My favorite brand I have ever artistically collaborated, entertained, and supported over the years is the huge house that Coco Chanel built: Chanel.

Since Brooks Brothers is a 189-year-old company, there are plenty of references and inspirations I can draw from their archives and catalogs. The wearer of Black Fleece may not be all that different from mine, in that I imagine that it would be someone who is a true individual, and independent thinker. This is for both men and women.

Shooting at Coco Chanel's apartment was an unexpectedly absorbing experience. The essence of Chanel is firmly rooted there in all of her possessions, and I truly believe that her spirit and soul still inhabit the second floor.

You can instantly spot a Chanel woman, so I want to develop the Dior woman.

Chanel is everywhere. Pick up a magazine. You'll find Chanel all over it. That's the imprint that she had. I mean, she did so much.

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 this coat that I got in a nefarious deal years ago. It's a Johnny Carson coat, and I've had it remade three times. It's mine all the time. Carson was a real man, and I thought, 'Coats for real men by real men? I'm in.'

Sure, I'd like to be like the House of Chanel.

For me, one of the biggest designers is Azzedine Alaia. Everything he is doing is fantastic.

Maybe the Burberry woman is undefinable! I think it's less about what she looks like and more about an attitude.

There is always one thing that turns you into an icon, an iconic image: in my case, a catsuit. But the icon 40 years later doesn't really want to know because it's not relevant to me.

Rachel Zoe is all about timeless.

If fashion is good, it has no epoch.