All my work comes out of my life.

- Elsa Peretti

What can I say about my jewelry? It speaks for itself. To me, style is to be simple.

- Elsa Peretti

I hate that impeccable, perfectly perfect look, all matched and prearranged. Style is to be simple.

- Elsa Peretti

I love nature, but I try to change it a little bit, not copy it.

- Elsa Peretti

Portofino in the '60s was magic. Women in bright silk, each with a gardenia in their hand. The bottle started then, in my mind.

- Elsa Peretti

Anyone who was a rebel at one time in life cannot return to being conventional.

- Elsa Peretti