Quotes by Designer | Beyond Motive 8/12

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Quotes by Designer

"I will not do work that isn't done well or right. Stuff happens - things break, contractors don't come through - but I don't want to be responsible for not doing something correctly."

"I will not do work that isn't done well or right. Stuff happens - things break, contractors don't come through - but I don't want to be responsible for not doing something correctly."

Genevieve Gorder, American Designer

Work, Right, Want, Will

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"The influence of Paris, for instance, is now minimal. Yet a lot is written about Paris fashion."

"The influence of Paris, for instance, is now minimal. Yet a lot is written about Paris fashion."

Geoffrey Beene, American Designer

Fashion, Influence, Now, Paris

43

"There are people who have money and people who are rich."

"There are people who have money and people who are rich."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Life, Money, People

43

"Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers."

"Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers."

Alexander McQueen, English Designer

Fashion, Clothes, Want, Woman

43

"A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future."

"A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Woman, Women, Future

43

"The client is not always right."

"The client is not always right."

Enzo Ferrari, Italian Designer

Business, Right

43

"In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them."

"In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them."

Colleen Atwood, American Designer

Life, People, Will

43

"I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body."

"I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Life, Body, Right, Woman

43

"Design is everything. Everything!"

"Design is everything. Everything!"

Paul Rand, American Designer

43

"The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse."

"The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse."

Issey Miyake, Japanese Designer

Creativity, Idea, Purpose, Recycling

43

"Women must tell men always that they are the strong ones. They are the big, the strong, the wonderful. In truth, women are the strong ones. It is just my opinion, I am not a professor."

"Women must tell men always that they are the strong ones. They are the big, the strong, the wonderful. In truth, women are the strong ones. It is just my opinion, I am not a professor."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Relationship, Men, Women, Truth, Opinion

43

"September 11th was a moment when America had the sympathy of the world."

"September 11th was a moment when America had the sympathy of the world."

Tom Ford, American Designer

Sympathy, America, World

43

"Oh yes, I love to do shoes. I'm not a fetishist but I love to do shoes."

"Oh yes, I love to do shoes. I'm not a fetishist but I love to do shoes."

Karl Lagerfeld, German Designer

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"Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas."

"Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas."

Donatella Versace, Italian Designer

Creativity, Ideas, Conflict

43

"Something about glamour interested me. All my schoolbooks had drawings of women on terraces with a cocktail and a cigarette."

"Something about glamour interested me. All my schoolbooks had drawings of women on terraces with a cocktail and a cigarette."

Bill Blass, American Designer

Woman, Women, Glamour

43

"Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity."

"Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Attitude, Desire

43

"Yeah, that's what I'm working for. The couture house of the future."

"Yeah, that's what I'm working for. The couture house of the future."

John Galliano, British Designer

43

"Like I said, TLC has enough of my life. I have to keep some of it for myself."

"Like I said, TLC has enough of my life. I have to keep some of it for myself."

Genevieve Gorder, American Designer

43

"Delete the negative; accentuate the positive!"

"Delete the negative; accentuate the positive!"

Donna Karan, American Designer

43

"My name is more important than myself."

"My name is more important than myself."

Pierre Cardin, French Designer

42

"I got to the point where I was sick of fashion again, like I was at the end of high school."

"I got to the point where I was sick of fashion again, like I was at the end of high school."

Stephen Sprouse, American Designer

Fashion, End, School

42

"But after the time there I'd had it with fashion again, so I left to go to architecture school in a summer course at Harvard, which didn't last very long."

"But after the time there I'd had it with fashion again, so I left to go to architecture school in a summer course at Harvard, which didn't last very long."

Stephen Sprouse, American Designer

Architecture, Time, Fashion, School

42

"Our whole economy is based on planned obsolescence, and anyone who can read without moving his lips should know it by now."

"Our whole economy is based on planned obsolescence, and anyone who can read without moving his lips should know it by now."

Brooks Stevens, American Designer

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"I don't like people to feel completely described by the clothes they wear of mine. I want them to feel that they're describing themselves."

"I don't like people to feel completely described by the clothes they wear of mine. I want them to feel that they're describing themselves."

Isaac Mizrahi, American Designer

People, Clothes, Want

42

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Fashion, Ideas, Sky

42

"Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and Renee's frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were."

"Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and Renee's frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were."

Colleen Atwood, American Designer

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"Design is a revelation to me. It's like taking something that is not alive and giving it form, shape, substance, and life."

"Design is a revelation to me. It's like taking something that is not alive and giving it form, shape, substance, and life."

Geoffrey Beene, American Designer

42

"I was the first person to have a punk rock hairstyle."

"I was the first person to have a punk rock hairstyle."

Vivienne Westwood, English Designer

Fashion, First, Punk

42

"It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it."

"It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it."

Donatella Versace, Italian Designer

Life, Criticism

42

"Fashion is made to become unfashionable."

"Fashion is made to become unfashionable."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

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"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

42

"I'm not a drug addict. My wild period wasn't about drugs; it was about sexual freedom."

"I'm not a drug addict. My wild period wasn't about drugs; it was about sexual freedom."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Behavior, Drugs, Freedom

42

"It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges. Your book is going to impress, but in the end it is people that are going to hire you."

"It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges. Your book is going to impress, but in the end it is people that are going to hire you."

Mike Davidson, American Designer

People, Being, End

42

"There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it's not as if every gay person is a great creator."

"There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it's not as if every gay person is a great creator."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

People, Fashion, Gay

42

"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."

"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."

Charles Eames, American Designer

Quality, People, Ideas, Key

42

"Writing old school HTML code was never very much fun but now it's getting downright tedious for most people."

"Writing old school HTML code was never very much fun but now it's getting downright tedious for most people."

Mike Davidson, American Designer

People, Fun, Now, Old

42

"I tell women not to believe everything they read about fashion."

"I tell women not to believe everything they read about fashion."

Geoffrey Beene, American Designer

Woman, Women, Fashion

42

"It is extremely difficult to say how long the process actually took to finally achieve my fragrance, Boudoir, because there was a lot of time waiting around for other people."

"It is extremely difficult to say how long the process actually took to finally achieve my fragrance, Boudoir, because there was a lot of time waiting around for other people."

Vivienne Westwood, English Designer

Time, People, Waiting

42

"We have the Terminator as governor, and we had an actor as president, so why shouldn't we have a fashion designer as a senator?"

"We have the Terminator as governor, and we had an actor as president, so why shouldn't we have a fashion designer as a senator?"

Tom Ford, American Designer

Actor, Fashion, President

41

"I don't think, 'Gee, I'd like to dress this person.' There was a picture in Us magazine. It was a jersey dress, and Courtney Love was wearing it. I have this thing about Courtney Love, this funny worship."

"I don't think, 'Gee, I'd like to dress this person.' There was a picture in Us magazine. It was a jersey dress, and Courtney Love was wearing it. I have this thing about Courtney Love, this funny worship."

Marc Jacobs, American Designer

Fun, Funny, Love, Dress, Worship

41

"I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear."

"I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

41

"Half the time I don't even think about it, I just throw something on because I'm so late or so busy."

"Half the time I don't even think about it, I just throw something on because I'm so late or so busy."

Isaac Mizrahi, American Designer

41

"Never fit a dress to the body but train the body to fit the dress."

"Never fit a dress to the body but train the body to fit the dress."

Elsa Schiaparelli, Italian Designer

41

"I'd love to be approached to do ordinary things more."

"I'd love to be approached to do ordinary things more."

Marc Newson, Australian Designer

41

"I love to take things that are everyday and comforting and make them into the most luxurious things in the world."

"I love to take things that are everyday and comforting and make them into the most luxurious things in the world."

Marc Jacobs, American Designer

41

"The idea of seeing everybody clad the same is not really my cup of tea."

"The idea of seeing everybody clad the same is not really my cup of tea."

Christian Lacroix, French Designer

Creativity, Idea, Tea

41

"If I can feel freedom then I can create."

"If I can feel freedom then I can create."

Marc Newson, Australian Designer

41

"Maybe if they all could he combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."

"Maybe if they all could he combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."

Stephen Sprouse, American Designer

Art, Fashion, Favorite

41

"When people ask, Do you like children? I always say, I like some children, yes. Some children I don't like."

"When people ask, Do you like children? I always say, I like some children, yes. Some children I don't like."

Isaac Mizrahi, American Designer

People, Children

41

"I appreciate the sentiment that I am a popular woman in computer gaming circles; but I prefer being thought of as a computer game designer rather than a woman computer game designer. I don't put myself into gender mode when designing a game."

"I appreciate the sentiment that I am a popular woman in computer gaming circles; but I prefer being thought of as a computer game designer rather than a woman computer game designer. I don't put myself into gender mode when designing a game."

Roberta Williams, American Designer

Thought, Being, Computer, Gender

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