Quotes About Fashion

There are some designers who flash and burn - Courreges is an example of that. But he still marked fashion history. And I don't think that longevity is always a badge of honor. Modern brand management means that we are always celebrating birthdays, when what is exciting about fashion is innovation, not repetition.

Style has replaced elegance. Before, I believed that style is something a person embodied. But now it's so easy to buy good style if you have the money.

Jeans represent democracy in fashion.

I think it's about time that we represent all women on the catwalk because that is a part of fashion.

As the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I represent the designers. And while we can by no means take the blame for eating disorders, we can play our part in addressing this important issue.

Part of what I have to represent is an alternative to this perverted fashion industry concept of what beauty is.

I think if more designers designed clothes with a more fuller figure in mind, it would represent women in a greater sense.

I watch clothes on other people, and it's like having a conversation before opening your mouth. For me, clothes come from the mind. They represent what's happening inside, and as long as they feel honestly like what I'm thinking about and going toward, I'm happy to bounce around and experience different things.

Ethical fashion is the future of fashion. Gucci's decision to ban fur is a smart step in the right direction - for the environment, for animal rights, and for its massive base of young brand fans who will soon represent the largest consumer base in history.

Women are wanting to wear my clothes not only because they're great clothes but because of what we represent.

Curvy and plus-size models will just be models once it becomes more normalized and we get more representation and people are used to it and not shocked by it.

My style, in terms of what I wear, is kind of representative of the music.

As an actress, you're part of what the director is creating, and as a model, you're representing a designer's vision.

Music is about self-expression and representing the times, and I think fashion is the same. It took me a long time to find my own style, both in terms of fashion and music.

The fashion consumer likes a high-low mix - I want to be a brand that represents that.

Boris isn't known for his fashion credentials, but he knows what it represents - in London it's about creativity. That's why we invest in London Fashion Week each season.

Bras are a ludicrous invention; but if you make bralessness a rule, you're just subjecting yourself to yet another repression.

Comfortably middle-class, I had shopped for years at the likes of Saks outlet Off Fifth, Banana Republic, and Zara. My mom raised me to believe clothes should be comfortable and practical, not frivolous.

As an artist, I'm always on the hunt for clothes no one else has.

I loved fashion, I really did, but I was not obsessed with it. I wanted to be behind the scenes, like in that movie 'Broadcast News.' Holly Hunter - her I wanted to be.

I wasn't very confident about clothes; I was always hunting through racks, never sure what looked right. It can be like that again when you're older.

A little makeover never hurt nobody.

We get put down a lot in this industry, and I think when you're really young and you're not used to it, it really hurts you.

Maybe I should drive a hybrid. I do have a shirt that says, 'Go Green.'