Heirloom Quality Quotes

It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new.

I'd say I play on old world couture as opposed to modern day bridal; there's something very timeless and appealing in that.

I am more vintage than I am high fashion.

I think as someone who collects beautiful things from the past, the thing that I miss the most about modernism and the things I lament about the past are everyday things that you would use were made more beautifully.

The principal and only way to make an heirloom product is to design something that people will need not just this year, but for the next 50 or 100 years.

It claims no merit of particular beauty. It is plain, neat, convenient, and taking no more room than a moderate 4to. Volume, it yet displays itself sufficiently for any writing. It’s imaginary value will increase with the years ….

Jewelry is something that has to do with emotion. That aspect of jewelry really interests me.

Every designer needs a story. Mine is all about glamour because my family has been in the business of glamour for three generations. My grandfather Shamshuddin Khan started his embroidery and fabric-making business in the 1930s.

I bought a Cartier nail bracelet to celebrate the fifth anniversary of my blog. It's an investment piece, but it's simple enough to wear every day, and it's something that will last forever.

I've been designing my own pieces for a long time. My mother's a jewelry designer, so we knew at some point we were going to do a line and dive into the fashion world.

I have vintage things that I got nine, 10 years ago, and every time I clean my closet, I can't get rid of them. I think, 'I will never find this again!'

Tradition in fashion is held with such a high regard.

I grew up with very elegant parents; their black and white photographs and style are still a huge source of inspiration in designing my collections.