C. Z. Guest Quotes

Isn't elegance forgetting what one is wearing?

Hardship is vanishing, but so is style, and the two are more closely connected than the present generation supposes.

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

A girl must have an indefinable magic, real character, a strong sense of self. Her role is to respond to the brief of a photographer or communicate the vision of a designer - while making whatever she does look utterly effortless and whatever she wears utterly seamless.

Elegance is elimination.

I'm just not very good at glamour... It doesn't come easily to me.

Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.

The French like to play the intellectual card; they don't like to be over-sexy. The sexiness comes from the way they walk and hold themselves.

Elegance has nothing to do with fashion.

I think any woman can be transformed by a beautiful dress and high heels.

I think that glamour is about confidence and really owning the look.

There's a real power in heels and a good dress.

Stiletto, I look at it more as an attitude as opposed to a high-heeled shoe.

Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.

What is chic is just to be perfect, like magical, no?

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

The Chanel woman is slender, sophisticated and chic.

'GQ,' you've been patiently and stylishly educating me forever. To be truly stylish, you have to be kind and courteous.

To wear a gray tweed suit, you have to be mature and confident in yourself. Some people can't pull it off.

I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to the wearer a sense of confidence.

I am from the planet of elegance.

Men with style are great because they have a sense of self.

Personality is so important - when you dress somebody for a big party, it is good to feel that the person has an ease and naturalness with what she is wearing.

It's not me trying to act or pose in a certain way. It's a lifestyle - like a suaveness or a swag, per se.

A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes.