John Rocha Quotes

My personal style is ever changing.

Whether experimenting with the latest trends during my teenage years or turning to quality designer pieces to show off my more refined style today, I've always turned to places like T.J.Maxx to find those pieces that are truly me.

I love experimenting with different hair styles and going clothes shopping.

All the magazines contradict each other because it is so diverse. Know what you like, know what looks good on you and keep doing it, no reason to chase trends.

I feel like it's important, especially at young age, to find exactly what it is that makes your style so important as opposed to just trying to fit into the iconic styles of performers out there.

My style is constantly evolving. Style has been something that I think has been the hardest thing for me to come to terms with.

For me, getting older doesn't mean throwing away a favourite-coloured lipstick or a fabulous pair of boots; instead, it's about harnessing all the great things I have learnt over the years about what does and doesn't suit me, and enjoying the way in which cleverly selected outfits can enhance the nice bits.

Your closet needs to be a place of joy and celebration of who are you now - not who you were.

Style is the instrument you can pick back up when you want to regain some of the confidence you've lost.

Style applies to a lifestyle. It's not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before.

I don't really have a main source for my style inspiration. It's really about however I feel about myself at the moment.

You should always feel confident in everything you wear, no matter what trend you fit or don't fit into.

I started to look like a cartoon character with the fringe and the catsuits. Yes, I want to change and mix it up. I want to change my hair, change my style. I want to be allowed to grow.

Buy clothes the size you want to wear.

On nights that I'm feeling a need to stretch personally and artistically, I tend to put together outfits that are very quirky, mismatched and over-the-top eclectic.

When I lost my weight, I went and bought about 15 different types of underwear to see what would look good on my new body. It's exciting!

Thrift shopping is really just an extension of me being that same kid and going into a place that's completely unconventional that has really endless possibilities in terms of outfits that you can put together and really just expressing yourself.

Teenagers are more willing to experiment, and they'll find a way to wear something if they like it.

People have times when they want to go through different looks.

The trick is to find the style that is right for you. When it comes to trying new clothes, my advice is not to take it too seriously - it's all about having fun.

A lot of people look back ten years ago and go, 'Why was I wearing that?' I look back a year ago and say the same thing. The craziest outfit I ever wore was this white suit that I wore to an awards show in L.A. that I teamed with yellow shoes. It was interesting. It popped.

I know people who are incredibly successful who still dress the way they did when they were 18, just because they still think that's how they look good.

As I have had to meet different challenges, I realize I am coming into myself, and whatever I'm wearing is another chance for me to explore a new version of myself.

I went through different looks. At one period, I was preppy because that's how I grew up. But then I had bleached hair in the front. And I used to wear - then I wanted to be a beatnik. It was hard to be a beatnik in suburban Baltimore. But I wanted to be one.

I go to all these photo shoots, and each time I figure out something new about myself and what I want to wear.