Handcrafted Garments Quotes

There's something very old-fashioned and luxurious to have a pair of pants and jacket made to your needs and measurements.

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

My New Year's style resolution is to buy and wear more clothing that is handmade by artisans or eco-friendly.

For me, haute couture is a necessity. I never would have done this job were it not for haute couture. It is a comfort, a security. I almost feel it is our duty to continue. Haute couture is France. We have to keep all the skills and craftmanship alive.

You should know that my most important contribution was always in tailoring; coats, jackets, wool dresses… so few of which went into the magazines.

I love Indian wear and I think no one can beat the masterpieces our Indian designers and craftsmen create.

Everything I wear is custom made.

When people wear our Bolivian knits and see who knitted them, they are excited because they know they are supporting this women's cause in Bolivia. And it shows you that we are all connected. It's not a machine making your clothes in a black hole somewhere. There is a human being behind it, and a community there.

I want to show people that tailoring has value, which I don't see anymore in men's fashion.

Everything is very individual for me in the way that I work; I don't just show a rotating rack of clothes.

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.

My own show with Sterling Ruby, for example, seems like such a huge disconnection from Dior couture, but then I think, yeah, in both collections there was a very strong focus on the human hand and the actual work of people making garments. So in that sense, they were completely related. But I didn't realize that during the process.