Everyone in England knows about Burberry, and it kind of represents a standard of being well-dressed... But the nice thing is, they have a lot of clothes, so I still feel like myself whenever I'm wearing their clothes.
I should be European, man. I'm long and lean. I'd look good in a trench coat.
Turning the heat up on the red carpet while still looking like a lady isn't as easy as it sounds. Too much va-va-voom, and a girl can look like she just stepped out of 'Jersey Shore.' Too little, and she'll look like a sister wife.
I love designing bridal. I do not follow trends - I design dresses that are relevant to the times.
Spring 2010 is the second season that I'm showing the double-breasted suit. I think the right double-breasted suit is young again.
A gentleman has ease without familiarity, is respectful without meanness; genteel without affectation, insinuating without seeming art.
One must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate loveliness.
My style is not trendy by any means; my inner artists loves to shine through in my wardrobe.
Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most.
I'm a grandmother, but I don't want to look like a grandmother. I still want to look sexy and sophisticated.
I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules.
My mother and grandmother... they were my first muses. The way they dressed and carried themselves was an education in elegance. They defined the word.
The finer things I feel in me, the golden dance life could be.
I realize there's a line between looking good and being an embarrassment. I don't want to be one of those dames who is trying too hard to appear young. I'm Mamie Van Doren, and I fully intend to act my age.
I try to be classic without being mumsy.
Ralph Lauren... Ralph is somebody that doesn't change with trends and has just kept it up and gotten better and better. That's what we aspire to, without getting boring.
A turtleneck is about sophistication.
I just start with a pencil and paper. I don't want something too trendy, too fashion-forward. I don't want to make something I consider a regular person couldn't wear with blue jeans. But I don't want to make something that other people make, either - like a skinny black suit in a shiny material that you can buy anywhere.
I have a very haute couture way of working.
Chanel is a very important vendor for Neiman Marcus. My favorite thing is the way they finish off the hems on dresses and jackets.
Maybe the Burberry woman is undefinable! I think it's less about what she looks like and more about an attitude.
Dandyism is a variety of genius.
I want to show people that tailoring has value, which I don't see anymore in men's fashion.
Great French design is often about unexpected touches.
I do not create a fashionable aesthetic... I create a style based on life.
