Bobby Berk Quotes

When I was younger, my grandma taught me how to cut patterns and sew.

My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture. I do all the upholstery work myself, and it's like therapy.

I design some of my own clothes now.

Making your own clothes is great - but don't make everything, or I'll be out of a job!

If I ever have to return to dressmaking I still have that possibility.

Both of my grandmothers were needlewomen, so I grew up around dress design.

In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.

I drape a lot. I cut. I have to touch. For me, it's almost impossible to start without that.

I'd like mostly stuff for design, because I like to design clothing.

My mom modeled and made clothes, so I always had such an appreciation for design.

Fashion is more about taste than money - you have to understand your body and tailor clothes to your needs; it's all about the fit. I do the alterations myself - I'm quite a seamstress - it's the influence of my Hungarian mother.

Truthfully, the hardest part about fashion is not the vision or one great idea, but the execution of each aspect.

It is sometimes easier to have furniture made than to find things.

I wanted to be considered a good craftsman. I wanted my dresses to be constructed like buildings, molded to the curves of the female form, stylizing its shape.

I'm not an artist. I'm a fashion designer of clothes.

Tailoring your clothes makes all the difference.

I am a good sewer. My mother taught me how to sew.

I like to work a lot with wood. I make furniture that falls apart. I also sew.

Designing was always something I was interested in. I studied fashion design in high school as well as how to sew.

Over the years, I've learned that you can have fun with the fabrics and other elements, but if it's not tailored right, you'll blow it.

What I've always found about going to a tailor is that it's a little bit daunting. You don't know exactly what it's going to look like, it's hard to know who to go to, and it's still a very expensive proposition.

Fashion is a good job for a young girl. I like clothes - I like to play with clothes. I like DIY; I like to make outfit.

I wanted clothing that I couldn't find, so I decided to make it.

I make a lot of my own clothes. I don't like wearing the same thing everybody else wears.

Finding a new couch is a daunting process. New couches are not as soft or deep as you want. I prefer a long, single bench because then it becomes a day bed. These are things that you can buy at a flea market and make exactly what you want.