I don't believe in naming clients to get press. I hated it when I was a couture client. If the dresses don't sell themselves, there is something wrong.
— Carolina Herrera
I don't like trends. They tend to make everybody look the same.
Politics are private. I don't understand people who try to convince you to join one party or another.
Perfection does not exist - only God is perfect.
Latinas who come to the U.S. should adapt, learn English and become a part of the community.
When you do something that you like, and you think you can keep doing it, you don't think about retiring.
Keep in shape: if you look good, you will feel confident.
The red carpet is very important. You have to be very careful to have the right person dressed in right way. For me, it has to be a perfect look.
Intuition is a strong feminine quality.
There isn't a book that has changed me, but I have favourites such as 'Pride and Prejudice' which I often re-read.
I always remember my childhood house with happy memories. There was a beautiful garden, and outside my bedroom window was a jasmine vine which would open in the evenings, giving off a divine scent.
I very seldom compromise. I am a Capricorn.
Fashion has always been a repetition of ideas, but what makes it new is the way you put it together.
I love white shirts because they feel like a security blanket. You can wear them with anything. It's the person and the way that they wear it that makes it different. I have been designing white shirts forever, but I don't get tired of it.
Elegance isn't solely defined by what you wear. It's how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read.
You have to deal with the fashion egos. You know, there is a lot. It shouldn't be treated that seriously because fashion is only making dresses to make women look beautiful. We're not inventing anything new.
You can be very feminine and be a leader. Christine Lagarde, she's very chic and she dresses very well, and she's a woman. And she has a lot of power.
Fashion should be fun. It shouldn't be labelled 'intellectual.'
When you're wearing something you feel comfortable in, you move better. That's why the most important accessory you can have is a full-length mirror.
I was schooled at home, then didn't go to university because I married when I was 17. I didn't go into work until late in my life.
Don't wear excessive make-up as you grow older. Young women can wear whatever make-up they want, but if you are older, you will regret it.
I rarely go into a shop on holiday, because fashion and design are what I'm involved in every day. I need another world.
You have to have talent to design and to dress thousands of women or millions of women around the world. And you know very well, the only thing they want is to look more beautiful.
I am truly happy with what I've got. But if I could alter something, it would be my hands. I've never been satisfied with them - I would love longer fingers.
Fashion is to please your eye. Shapes and proportions are for your intellect.
I have always loved trouser suits. It's something I absolutely believe in for women.
The first painting that I realised I liked was 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' by Hieronymus Bosch, when I was six years old, at the Prado in Madrid. I still find myself returning there every time I'm in the city.
I am very shy. When I go to a charity ball, I don't mind if people look at my sleeves. I mind terribly if I have to say something.
For me, fashion begins in New York.
There's a tendency for designers to embellish the size of their business. I never lie.
A wedding dress is both an intimate and personal for a woman - it must reflect the personality and style of the bride.
Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound.
Sometimes you see women that don't realize that age is changing your style, and they don't change.
Fashion is a dream. It's difficult, and there are many aspects of fashion that are very difficult, but if you love it like I do, because I really have a passion, now, for fashion, it's not easy, but nothing is easy in life.
People get nervous accessorising, but there is nothing wrong with adding a belt or a pair of shoes in another colour.
You never expect anything when you are 20 because you think that you'll never get older.
A man has to have sensibility, wit, mystery, tolerance, and strength... Romance also helps.
Luxury will be always around, no matter what happens in the world.
I love books; my suitcases are always full of them. Books and shoes. I read when I am sad, when I am happy, when I am nervous. My favourite British author is Jane Austen, and my favourite American one is John O'Hara.
It's not my aspiration to appear on a reality show. That's the last thing I need in my life.
I've had work done on my eyes in the past. However, I think there are limits. I wouldn't ever have too much done, as it looks unnatural, and I don't think you should do anything to your lips, as it changes the entire shape of your face.
You feel very romantic when you're in a ball gown. Everyone should wear one once in a while.
I prefer clothes that are simple, well-cut, but with one major extravagance. Something with the sleeves, with the skirt, but nothing too fussy, too flashy.
You wouldn't know it but I'm no good at... cooking. My chef does that.
Work doesn't seem to interfere with my life. I have time for everything, even time to be alone.
Fashion is not an investment. If you wear a dress and don't get many compliments, you won't wear it again. It's not like buying bonds.
Unfortunately, there's a lot of confusion today over what is sexy and what is vulgar. It's horrifying. They say, 'Oh, that girl is so sexy,' and she turns around and the dress is four sizes too small. Or she's wearing so much stuff, you wonder how long it took her to get ready.
British and American women have very different styles and a different way of living.
I believe that you have to treat the people who work with you like your family.
We women manage to do many things at the same time. Men, no. Men do one thing at a time.
