Quotes About Luxury

It's such a luxury to be able to be happy about going to work in the morning.

A single James creation is worth the whole output of a 7th Avenue year's work.

I'm not interested in popular culture. I hate Quentin Tarantino. I rarely go to movies. I hate rock 'n' roll. I work. I think. I listen to classical music. I brood. I like sports cars.

I'm a designer, and I think if you work in fashion, you have to give people fantasy.

For me, hard work represents the supreme luxury of life.

But that's one of the nice things about doing a stage show, if something doesn't work out, you have the luxury of working on it over time.

Material civilization, nay, even luxury, is necessary to create work for the poor. Bread! Bread! I do not believe in a God who cannot give me bread here, giving me eternal bliss in heaven!

In terms of brands, I generally try to stick with EDITION Hotels or Soho House. That way, I know what I'm getting myself into. Plus, the lobbies and bath soaps smell the same - if you're into that kinda thing, which I am.

I've seen many of those brand collaborations where, basically, the only point is sticking on a Gucci sticker. That degrades good brands.

A limo is corny. It's extra long. You feel stiff when you get out.

Nothing takes the sting out of these tough economic times like watching a bunch of millionaires giving golden statues to each other.

If you are the kind of person who makes homemade chicken stock on the regular and keeps it frozen in various sized containers for all your cooking needs, I truly commend you. Quality homemade stock will invariably add great depth of flavor and body to a recipe. But it's a luxury, not a necessity - it gilds the lily, as they say.

I don't do manbags! But don't flaunt your money, your most expensive camera or your best watch. And don't use a cashpoint in the middle of nowhere, or carry anything loose; it might get stolen by someone racing past on a scooter.

I happen to have an expensive clothing habit, so, for me, designing clothes is a way to kill two birds with one stone.

White diamonds can get boring, so I love a colored stone.

Actually, diamonds are a very common stone. I prefer emeralds.

The most outrageous shoe that I had to do was a shoe where the person gave me stones - precious stones - and say that I could do anything with precious stones.

I remember one day, when things were going frightfully well, I went to buy myself a really smashing car. I asked them to show me a Porsche with an automatic gearbox, and the salesman called over all the other salesmen, and they stood around absolutely roaring with laughter.

When I thought about the absolute favourite of favourites or what stood for the best of haute couture, it was Givenchy.

A bespoke shirt is one of the true luxuries that you can acquire. There's nothing better than a fitted shirt. Once you've picked up your first one, you'll never stop buying them - providing you can pay for it.

We always had Packards, until the war, when they stopped making them; then we had a Cadillac.

I always love stopping by to see what Marc Jacobs has. I will buy pieces from Bergdorf or Barneys and then hit up Zara or Topshop for the rest.

I like Bloomingdales, and I like a store called Scoop.

I stumbled upon the 3x1 shop because it's a few doors up from the 'V' magazine offices on Mercer. The store is intense: They can take your measurements, and the sewers are right there behind glass making what amounts to a couture pair of jeans.