Performance Clothing Quotes

When we first played Max's, people thought Cindy and I were drag queens - we wore these gigantic wigs that sort of his our faces.

I love a beautiful gown on stage, and luckily I've been fortunate to wear some amazing dresses.

My mom did costumes for the Pointer Sisters.

I've always wanted to create athleisure; it's my thing.

Obviously I have no problem wearing pants in competition, but sometimes we're out here in the summer and it's so hot.

I used to joke that one of the reasons there was a lack of classical work on my CV was because I couldn't operate in those kinds of trousers. Which is a joke, but it's actually also true - if I want to appear in public I want to look my best. If I'm onstage I like to do contemporary work, largely because of the trousers, because of the clothes. I like a decent, what we used to call a lounge suit. Then I can start to motor.

For our team leotards, we get about ten to choose from to actually compete in at the Olympics.

In the locker rooms, I'm always suggesting, "You need Berlei." Because it's the best brand for women and for me.

Because of my career I have a huge wardrobe of fantastic costumes and they take up almost an entire house. Many of my stage outfits are worth a lot of money. To save cash I buy my more practical outfits from Primark.

Technical garments for sporting performance will, I believe, simply become more and more fit for purpose and will perform better and better. What is perhaps more interesting is how this technology will cross over into the fashion mainstream. We already see this trend in everything from footwear to outerwear.

Just because they're going to the gym, a lot of guys wear old T-shirts that look like they've been lying in the closet for 15 years. My workout clothes have to work.

At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater!