True humanity consists not in a squeamish ear; it consists not in starting or shrinking at tales of misery, but in a disposition of heart to relieve …

- Charles James

Fashion, after all, is magic and miracle…intended to bestow proportion and beauty where both have been lost or faded with the years.

- Charles James

I spent my life making fashion an art form.

- Charles James

There are not many original shapes or silhouettes -- only a million variations.

- Charles James

The human mind is never better disposed to gratitude and attachment than when softened by fear.

- Charles James

Cut in dressmaking is like grammar in language. A good design should be like a well made sentence and it should only express one idea at a time.

- Charles James

The best way to quiet a country is a good thrashing, followed by great kindness afterwards. Even the wildest chaps are thus tamed.

- Charles James

All creative work begins by doing something with the hands. Creation is simply a problem and design is the way out.

- Charles James

All my seams have meaning - they emphasize something about the body.

- Charles James