Quotes by Designer | Beyond Motive 12/12

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Quotes by Designer

"I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules."

"I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules."

Vera Wang, American Designer

Past, Research, Rules

7

"It's for all the women who embrace my aesthetic, but can't afford a Vera Wang dress. If women can get anything out of it - a little bit of me or a lot of me, that's what's important."

"It's for all the women who embrace my aesthetic, but can't afford a Vera Wang dress. If women can get anything out of it - a little bit of me or a lot of me, that's what's important."

Vera Wang, American Designer

Woman, Women, Dress

7

"It's a massive motor in a tiny, lightweight car."

"It's a massive motor in a tiny, lightweight car."

Carroll Shelby, American Designer

7

"But I'm going to be a real good boy and take it day by day and try to concentrate on what's most important to me, and that's offering women a service."

"But I'm going to be a real good boy and take it day by day and try to concentrate on what's most important to me, and that's offering women a service."

John Galliano, British Designer

Woman, Women, Day, Service

7

"The only one who is alive today and still being talked about is Pierre Cardin."

"The only one who is alive today and still being talked about is Pierre Cardin."

Pierre Cardin, French Designer

6

"Write in a disciplined manner, but write in a way that is natural to the individual's thought processes."

"Write in a disciplined manner, but write in a way that is natural to the individual's thought processes."

Donald McKay, Canadian Designer

6

"To be well turned out, a woman should turn her thoughts in."

"To be well turned out, a woman should turn her thoughts in."

Mainbocher, American Designer

Thought, Thoughts, Woman

6

"Women are women, and hurray for that."

"Women are women, and hurray for that."

John Galliano, British Designer

6

"We've been in a war and a recession. That's why acccent colors with yellow and purple are popular. They're optimistic and flirty and happy colors."

"We've been in a war and a recession. That's why acccent colors with yellow and purple are popular. They're optimistic and flirty and happy colors."

David Bromstad, American Designer

War, Colors, Popular

6

"I don't love dolls. I love women. I love their bodies."

"I don't love dolls. I love women. I love their bodies."

John Galliano, British Designer

6

"You put high heels on and you change."

"You put high heels on and you change."

Manolo Blahnik, Spanish Designer

6

"Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume."

"Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume."

Vera Wang, American Designer

Challenge, Fashion, Night

6

"I can honestly say this industry hasn't made me neurotic about my looks, except maybe my weight. I hope my clothes kind of reflect that. They're meant to make you feel good."

"I can honestly say this industry hasn't made me neurotic about my looks, except maybe my weight. I hope my clothes kind of reflect that. They're meant to make you feel good."

Stella McCartney, British Designer

Hope, Clothes, Weight

6

"Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40 after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass 40, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely."

"Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40 after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass 40, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely."

Christian Dior, French Designer

6

"I literally have meetings at eight o'clock in the morning, and I finish at nine o'clock at night. It sounds pathetic, but I don't even have time to go shopping."

"I literally have meetings at eight o'clock in the morning, and I finish at nine o'clock at night. It sounds pathetic, but I don't even have time to go shopping."

Stella McCartney, British Designer

Time, Meetings, Night

5

"The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail."

"The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail."

Christian Dior, French Designer

5

"My name is more important than myself."

"My name is more important than myself."

Pierre Cardin, French Designer

5

"You want to look fashionable and put-together, not like you hit every sale rack this season."

"You want to look fashionable and put-together, not like you hit every sale rack this season."

Tommy Hilfiger, American Designer

5

"They said pret-a-porter will kill your name, and it saved me."

"They said pret-a-porter will kill your name, and it saved me."

Pierre Cardin, French Designer

Fashion, Name, Will

5

"It's immoral that people make money out of writing crap, but I try not to obsess about it. I don't want to spend my life being angry."

"It's immoral that people make money out of writing crap, but I try not to obsess about it. I don't want to spend my life being angry."

Stella McCartney, British Designer

Life, Money, People, Being

5

"One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini."

"One of the most fun inventions of my lifetime is the Mini."

James Dyson, British Designer

Fun, Inventions

5

"About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs."

"About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs."

Manolo Blahnik, Spanish Designer

Fashion, Fantasy, Madness, Rest

5

"I was very lucky, I was part of the post-war period when everything had to be redone."

"I was very lucky, I was part of the post-war period when everything had to be redone."

Pierre Cardin, French Designer

5

"A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting."

"A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting."

Christian Dior, French Designer

5

"Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest."

"Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest."

Christian Dior, French Designer

5

"People think I'm strong, but actually I wanted to crawl away. I thought, I'm going to live in the country with my horse and I'll get a nine-to-five; I don't need this."

"People think I'm strong, but actually I wanted to crawl away. I thought, I'm going to live in the country with my horse and I'll get a nine-to-five; I don't need this."

Stella McCartney, British Designer

Thought, People, Country

4

"Buzz and the right publicist are not only important but crucial in show business."

"Buzz and the right publicist are not only important but crucial in show business."

Halston, American Designer

Business, Right

4

"Christianity is the only major religion to have as its central event the humiliation of its God."

"Christianity is the only major religion to have as its central event the humiliation of its God."

Bruce Shelley, American Designer

Religion, God, Christianity

4

"During my career several people have tried to push me out the door... Nobody has succeeded yet."

"During my career several people have tried to push me out the door... Nobody has succeeded yet."

Ferdinand Piech, Austrian Designer

4

"I work with structure, but I go outside the box and give it my own spin. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes - where a woman's personality and sense of style are realized."

"I work with structure, but I go outside the box and give it my own spin. I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes - where a woman's personality and sense of style are realized."

Vera Wang, American Designer

Work, Challenge, Clothes, Personality

4

"People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people."

"People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Design, People, Company, Production

3

"We don't want to push our ideas on to customers, we simply want to make what they want."

"We don't want to push our ideas on to customers, we simply want to make what they want."

Laura Ashley, British Designer

Creativity, Ideas, Want

3

"Rich Palm Beach clients all wanted the same kind of different thing."

"Rich Palm Beach clients all wanted the same kind of different thing."

Billy Baldwin, American Designer

Society, Beach, Clients

3

"You are only as good as the people you dress."

"You are only as good as the people you dress."

Halston, American Designer

3

"If you fire people, you fire customers."

"If you fire people, you fire customers."

Ferdinand Piech, Austrian Designer

2

"In my career quite a few people have tried to force me out, but so far no one has succeeded."

"In my career quite a few people have tried to force me out, but so far no one has succeeded."

Ferdinand Piech, Austrian Designer

People, Career, Force

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