Quotes from Michael Kors

I wear the same thing every day. I always pack two black jackets, loads of black T-shirts, loads of white jeans. I feel a little fresh and glamorous and graphic.

Learn to invest in the best quality you can afford and wear pieces in different ways.

I wasn't Barbie-obsessed. I think my mother might have been my Barbie.

My mom was a model. She had me at 20, so she was a young mother.

My personal style icon is Steve McQueen. My design style icon is a mix of everyone from Jackie O. to Lauren Hutton to my mother.

Clothes are like a good meal, a good movie, great pieces of music.

My legacy would be that you don't have to give up anything. You can be chic but have a sense of humor, you can be sexy but comfortable, you can be timeless but fresh.

In the '80s, it got to the point where we'd have shows with a hundred looks. You'd want to order a pizza before it was over!

The '90s will be looked back on as ushering in an era of comfort.

I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish.

American women often fall into the trap of, 'Oh, these are my weekend clothes. These are my work clothes. This is what I wear at night.' It's so old-fashioned.

I can't dance and I can't sing too well.

People always think that designers hate each other. And we're certainly a competitive lot, but we also enjoy each other's company.

I not only enjoy it, I think, how do you design things that are applicable to life - unless you live it?

Because of what's going on with the economy, I think women are realizing that maybe they don't need a closet full of clothes. They just need the right clothes.

The biggest lesson that I've learned is that fashion is this tightrope where you have to be consistent but inconsistent. You need the connective thread but at the same time you need a sense of surprise.

North Americans as a whole need to embrace having clothes altered to their body. I hear it all the time: why do the Europeans always look so good? They have a relationship with their tailor and spend the time and money to make their clothes look their best.

I'm definitely curious. I love pop culture. I'm glued to it. I can watch garbage TV, but then I can also watch great theater.

When I was a kid, I was trendier. I'd wear anything. I was in love beads and platforms...

Give me Caviar Kaspia and give me a hamburger. I love the two extremes.

Americans are always a little bit insecure.

There's a whole generation of women who never really heard the word investment before, when it came to fashion. They've been buying things because they were cheap.

People shouldn't notice what you're wearing before they notice you. You want people to register you first. 'Oh, what a nice jacket' should be an afterthought if you're doing it right.

People want to look taller and thinner. No one says, 'Ooh! Let me buy that dress because it makes me feel matronly!'