Charles James Quotes

I think pattern makers are some of the most underrated, undervalued people in fashion. They're the people who are sometimes the geniuses in designing clothing.

I definitely want to design clothes at one point.

In grade school, my mother, who was a professional tailor, would make all my clothes. I became obsessed with designing them myself.

I've always wanted to design clothes.

When you hear designers complaining about the challenge of their profession, you have to say: don't get carried away-it's only dresses.

After working with clothes for so long, it seemed right to design them.

After months of preparation working with a stylist who explained to me how a fashion house runs and the process of making a dress, I developed a respect for the patience and skill it takes to design these dresses.

My job ranges from creating the initial overall theme of the season, to developing fabrics and sketching to sampling and fitting.

I would love to do my own line of clothes - something small.

I don't design my own clothes. It's so not what I think about.

I really want to get into designing my own business suit. I've designed a couple suits for myself that I've worn in the past, and I have a good idea of what I want and need to use.

Everyone should have a tailor. David Wilkes, the guy who does my stuff, is like, 'Well you're a writer - do you want a special pen compartment or something?' Bespoke: That's the term you want to get out there.

I just want to make beautiful, glamorous clothes.

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

I was always interested in making clothing that is worn by people in the real world.

I sent 200, 300 of the clothes that I had made, and the dancers chose what they liked.

I really see myself continuing to design clothes, fragrances.

I wanted to be a fashion designer.

Cuts of clothes and shapes of clothes are really important.

In Paris, we call the people who make clothing 'couturiers' - they develop new clothing items - but actually, the work of designing is to make something that works in real life.

When I first started, it was a dirty word to say you made clothes for people to wear... I was a little ashamed of it. You didn't always feel you were this amazing creative force.

I became a fashion designer to make clothes for the people, not to be a top couturier in the French tradition.

My father was a dress cutter, and my mother was a tailoress, so I was brought up to appreciate a good frock.

If a piece is individually made to measure, then it's couture.

Sportswear is great, but not every designer can do tailored.