Quotes About Elegance

The English country house is certainly an icon of British culture.

My style icon has always been Sidney Poitier.

David Beckham is a top man. I love the guy and what he can show in terms of style as well. He's really classy, an icon.

My mother has always been my style icon.

I love an iconic hairstyle.

Armani is a fashion house that I think is iconic and beautiful.

Rouje is my ideal closet, as I want to be able to wear every piece and appreciate them.

Iniesta is my ideal player. I've watched him throughout my career and hoped to be like him. It's fun to watch him play and that's the kind of football I'd like to play.

What I most identify with is effortless fashion, looking as if someone's not put a lot of effort into their look.

Christy Turlington is my idol. She really is. She's a gorgeous woman inside and out. I admire her work in the charity field. She's just been able to balance it all - and gracefully, as well.

Fred Astaire is my real idol.

Every woman is after a kind of classy image.

I have a certain image that's more classic, and I'm happy to stay out of the fray.

I was always told as a child by my mother that you always have to be impeccable, even when you go to bed.

I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it's a very healthy discipline.

Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine.

I adore clothes. More importantly, I admire people who dress well.

We like people who come to our gigs to dress sharp and to impress.

I loved Catherine Deneuve, Sophia Loren, and Ursula Andress. They had an incredible strength but fragility at the same time, especially Catherine Deneuve, who had an aloofness that impressed me.

The Fred Astaire movies made a huge impression on me.

Thom Browne is, in my opinion, one of the great minds in men's wear.

I always loved samurai movies, and I wanted to incorporate that whole level of elegance and just the code of the samurai to 'Conan.'

The flesh and bone leg is just beautiful. It's elegant. You know, when it's working, it's incredible. But if it's not working, well, you know, your life is certainly far from over.

Ballet is an incredibly difficult, beautiful art form that takes a lot of training, a lot of time, and a lot of hard work.