One of the most important things about fashion is to dress as well as you can, look as attractive as you can, and at the same time be comfortable with yourself. Be easy about your clothes; forget about them.
Interpretation
Fashion should balance attractiveness and comfort while embracing self-acceptance.
This quote emphasizes that fashion is not just about looking good, but also about being at ease with oneself. It encourages individuals to dress in a way that enhances their appeal without compromising their comfort, promoting an attitude of relaxed confidence about one's clothing choices.
In practice
In a fashion seminar discussing the importance of confidence and comfort in personal style.
There's design, and there's art. Good design is total harmony. There's no better designer than nature - if you look at a branch or a leaf, it's perfect. It's all function. Art is different. It's about emotion. It's about suffering and beauty - but mostly suffering!
The little black dress is the true friend...she travels with you...is patient and constant...you go to her when you don't know where else to go and she is ALWAYS reliable and timeless.
All women are strong. My mother survived Auschwitz, and fear wasn't an option when we were growing up. If we were afraid of the dark, we were put into the closet until we weren't.
You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.
A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.
I design for the woman who loves being a woman.
When my mother did fittings for her clients, I was hiding, looking at these beautiful ladies try on these fantastic clothes. I was dreaming as a small child to try these clothes on myself.
The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.
I'm never massively concerned about what somebody is wearing, as long as it makes them feel really good about themselves.
Nothing goes out of fashion sooner than a long dress with a very low neck.
In a Balenciaga you were the only woman in the room - no other woman existed.
I used to look back at pictures and cringe but actually I'm quite proud that I've had fun with fashion and don't always look perfect. The only regret I have is when I look at something I wore when I was very young and it obviously looks like it belonged to someone else.
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