Quotes About Style

Design has allowed us to stand out; to look different and show that difference boldy.

I wear some of my stuff, but usually the less in-your-face designs. I get a little self conscious, there is a fine line between pride and ego.

I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.

Luckily I don't have to buy shoes anymore, because I design them!

The easiest approach to any strong color is to use a lot of it, thus unifying a room. However, beware of too many strong colors unless you happen to like living on a battlefield.

Fiat has a lot going for it in terms of design, technology and efficiency.

Dressing with style is akin to issuing a manifesto; dressing fashionably is like signing a petition.

A design style is defined by a set of microdecisions. A clear style reflects a consistent set. A clear style may not be a good style; a muddled one never is.

Decorating is like math, a game of adding and subtracting.

Well, you didn't design your beard too well, did you?

There is nothing more trite than a period room imposed on a contemporary setting.

Whoever's designing for plus-size doesn't get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can't just take a size 8 and make it larger.

All the necessary elements of a room should not arrive on installation day. Room should always be left for the things we will acquire...the objects we cannot live without.

The New Testament evinces its universal design in its very, style, which alone distinguishes it from all the literary productions of earlier and later times.

Designing my shoes, I'm thinking timeless. Not trendy.

My biggest role as director on the film is keeping a sense of the overview - how to cast the movie and shoot it in such a way that it will cut together. And how to design the style and tone.

It's a corset design making me look very, very slim and trim. I call it a corset dress. Very Hollywood glamour with the silk.

I tend to gravitate toward Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang. Their designs are accessible and easy.

Are you pro- or anti-macassar?

I'm a minimalist when it comes to design.

I started by designing a sweater very close to the body, because I couldn't find any for myself.

Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted Valentino to design my wedding dress. Valentino is the definition of timeless elegance. I don't think there's another couture house like it.

We don't need fashion to survive, we just desire it so much.

Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head.