Anna Wintour Quotes

Alexander McQueen's heartbreakingly premature death, at the height of his creativity and influence, has robbed the fashion world of a soaring and unique talent.

Alexander McQueen... The fashion world has not only lost an icon but we have also lost a very special friend.

Today designer Alexander McQueen passed away...His talent was immense and he will remain immortal in the history of Fashion.

I don't understand the fashion industry and the appeal of it. I understand that there are some people who think it's important to them, and they're designers, they're artists, but there seems to be a disproportionate amount of our culture that's caught up in that and the red carpet stuff. It seems like there's a disproportionate amount of attention placed on that.

In a world where every man and his dog is a designer, Alexander McQueen was the real deal. His talent was supersonic.

Truly saddened by the loss of one of the greatest fashion icons of all time. Oscar de la Renta will be greatly missed.

I watched 'Lagerfeld Confidential,' which was such an insight into the daily life of a maverick designer.

My favourite designer was Alexander McQueen. His lines were different every time.

If you look into the history of fashion, you'll discover that Gernreich was the leading name for years and the leading fashion designer both here in the United States and internationally.

Narciso Rodriguez was my first fashion big brother. He made my wedding dress, which was wonderful.

Karl Lagerfeld never touched a pair of scissors in his life.

Karl Lagerfeld is the hardest-working man in showbiz!

I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.

The hands of Yves Saint Laurent are something really important - two real characters on their own.

When I'm dead and gone, people will know that the twenty-first century was started by Alexander McQueen.

The point is that the arts are important enough to have influenced the greatest minds and talents we know. Albert Einstein said that if he were not a physicist, he would probably be a musician.

Halston was one of the hardest-working designers I have come across. The way he cut, moulded, manipulated and draped fabric was inspiring. I was submerged into the Halston subculture alongside Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli, Elizabeth Taylor and Truman Capote. They shaped who I have become as a designer.

high fashion has little to do with what women wear and a lot to do with what retailers mark down later.

The fashion world is very active and generous, despite the fact that it is not very well respected - or at least not as much as it should be.

I'm crazy about Diane Von Furstenberg. It's a relationship that's very different; I don't see Diane a lot. So when I saw the article in New York magazine she looked so beautiful and it was talking about her work, too. She set up the interview and it was happening. That's different than someone writing a book about you who you've never met.

Because I worked in fashion, I know that I like fashion. Haute couture is a form of art that I can appreciate. I'm definitely not someone who wakes up every day and thinks about what I'm going to wear, but on the red carpet, it's reflective of the mood I'm in, or the movie I'm going to represent.

The last time a straight man worked in the fashion industry, we got a fanny pack.

I do not believe there has ever been a name as important as Pierre Cardin in the general history of couture.

I don't think there is the same space for fashion designers to create like Yves was doing it. So, it's that he's one of the last, great geniuses in fashion.

In fashion we're lucky, we make dreams come true.