Designer Quotes

Anna Wintour hadn't been to any of McQueen's shows, and McQueen didn't like it. McQueen said American Vogue could borrow the dress only if they flew it to New York and back, in its own seat, with an escort. It was a fuck-you and they took it, and the dress was shot by Richard Avedon. "Fashion people haven't got any brains," McQueen said.

Maureen Callahan

Buy what you don’t have yet, or what you really want, which can be mixed with what you already own. Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.

I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job.

The French say you get hungry when you’re eating, and I get inspired when I’m working. It’s my engine

Cowards say it can't be done, critics say it shouldn't have been done, creator say well done.

Fashion is about going ahead, not about memory.

Fashion is about two things: the evolution and the opposite.

The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s needed is to bring something new.

Don’t overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.

Fashion and music are the same, because music express its period too.