People live better in big houses and big clothes. I try to contrast life today is full of contrast. We have to change! I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future. Give me time and I’ll give you a revolution. The idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.
the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, no one wears head to toe designer anymore
There must be a fashion balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. I can design a collection in a day and I always do, ’cause I’ve always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it’s late. Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound.
I never look at other people’s work. I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing because I think it’s just too crass. Give me time and I’ll give you a revolution. I mean, I can’t get sucked into that celebrity thing because I think it’s just brash.
No matter what happens in the world, there will always be luxury. Attention to detail is of utmost importance in case you want to look good. I’ve always had a fantastic relationship with money. To me, it’s a way to buy my freedom.
Elegance isn’t solely defined by what you wear. Clothes can transform your mood and confidence
Confidence is the last refuge of the unpersuaded. If you have it, you can make anything look good. Abstinence from coffee, tobacco, and alcohol by many Adventists has afforded a near-unique opportunity for studies to be conducted within that population group on the health effects of coffee drinking, free from confounding factors.
I think the whole approach, tossing the mix of luxury and mass-market fashion together, is the contemporary go-to. No one wears head-to-toe designer anymore; as able as they are to edit, and put together something that feels special. Ultimately, I want people to fear the women I dress.
Fashion moves so fast, we’re talking quickly, that unless you have a hard point of view, you can quickly lose your integrity. I like being real. I don’t like things to be staged or fussy. I think I’d go mad if I didn’t have a place to escape to. You have to stay true to your heritage; that’s what your brand’s all about.
Elegance is not for those who have barely escaped from adolescence, but only for those who already seem to have taken possession of their future.