Top 133 Quotes & Sayings by Carolina Herrera - Page 2

People get nervous accessorising, but there is nothing wrong with adding a belt or a pair of shoes in another colour.

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.

Fashion should be fun. It shouldn't be labelled 'intellectual.'

Luxury will be always around, no matter what happens in the world.

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.

A man has to have sensibility, wit, mystery, tolerance, and strength... Romance also helps.

Politics are private. I don't understand people who try to convince you to join one party or another.

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.

It's very important to have a definitive style as a designer.

I'm not in the fashion business; I'm in the beauty business.

Femininity is a lot of power. It's allure. And the moment you start competing directly with a man, it's not that fun.

I don't think women need another black bag. Everybody has a black bag already, so I thought this season (needs) color.

You need somebody you respect and admire to back you always.

Always choose style over fashion: wear something that makes you look beautiful.

Something you wore three months ago, maybe you don't wear it again. I am a great believer that if something looks very good on you, you can wear it again, and it's not the end of the world.

You have to have curiosity in life. The moment you don't have any more curiosity, then don't do anything. Retire and stay in your house.

I can get ready in 10 minutes.

I find that it is much easier now for women to be in any position because, as you see, they are presidents of banks, they are prime ministers, they are doctors. Everything is about women.

One thing about my mother is that she has her taste: She knows what she likes and what looks good. It's not studied. There is no insecurity in what she is going to wear, and I think that translates into effortlessness. Her career has been a steady rise, and it hasn't been about the fashion of the moment. It's been because she has kept to her style. She didn't go grunge when it was grunge, or 70's when it was 70's. It's about being secure with what you like and not worrying about what's in fashion that particular day. That's what I admire about her.

The little black dress must be luxurious, rich, sensual, diaphanous, exotic, severe, lush, demure, demanding, frivolous, amusing, and it must linger in memory, but above all, it must be simple and little and black.

Can I tell you who is the most important fashion icon in the world? Queen Elizabeth of England. Think about that. She has never put her foot anywhere wrong and always looks fantastic.

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.

Some people take fashion very seriously....but that’s not right... Fashion should be fun!

Fashion is magical, a fantasy. It's madness, and it doesn't last. It's changing all the time.

In fashion, you have to have perseverance. You have to do it again and again, but it's something that comes out of my heart, and I love it.

Just wear what you think looks beautiful.

If you date someone who isn't very good-looking but makes you laugh, you will never forget it.

I don't like to follow too many trends because trends tend to make women look like they are wearing uniforms.

Mistakes in life teach you how to succeed because you want to try again and do it better.

I want women to choose something that makes them feel empowered and fantastic and admired by many people.

In anything you do, it's important to have your own personality there.

Don't become a fashion victim is what I'm trying to say.

I always let other people describe me because if I describe myself you will not understand.

People confuse vulgar and naked with sexiness. You want the mystery!

Any business is the same in the beginning because nobody knows where it's going to ride.

You can't wait for people to tell you; you have to know yourself.

You have to be a psychiatrist too, especially in fashion. A psychologist and a psychiatrist together.

You never forget people who make you laugh.

Even if it doesn't fit the woman, like, let's say a very short skirt, and the woman doesn't have the legs or the height to wear the skirt, but she has to wear it because it's fashionable. Don't do it! If it doesn't look good on you, don't worry about it.

Life always has a bit of a challenge in front of you, and that's what makes you fight for it.

It's not all about beauty! It's also about a sense of humor.

The '70s were full of creativity. Everybody was so unique. It was a very creative period, and I think to be a designer you have to know a little about art and literature and music because there is inspiration in all of these things. You're looking for beauty but also something that makes sense.

Fashion has to be worn; otherwise it doesn't exist.

I love myself so much, I simply cannot describe it.

You have to find your own style, and it's difficult to define what style is. It's not what you're wearing; it's how you wear it. It's something very personal, and it reflects the way you live and your house, the books you read, the art you have.

The difference between fashion and art is that fashion is art in movement.

You cannot forget about your femininity. You don't have to compete with men in that respect.

Glamour is beyond beauty and beyond age. It's like sex appeal. You either have it or you don't, but I don't think it's the end of the world if you don't have it!

I think a sense of humor is the most important thing anyone can have.

I have a responsibility to the woman of today - to make her feel confident, modern and above all else beautiful.

The word "elegance" is a bit different now.

I think it is good that fashion is a challenge because when something is a challenge, you want to do it better.

Glamour is beyond beauty and beyond age. It's like sex appeal.

I want women to really look like women from today. It's not from the past and not from the future, because I don't know what happens in the future. It is the woman of today (who) I think is a seductive woman.

Fashion is not easy. You have to change your eye to look for beauty all the time.

Do you know what elegance is? It is not only what you're wearing. It is how you wear it. who you are inside.

All women like to have their clothes admired, and those that deny it are lying.

When you work in fashion, you need to work as a team. You cannot do anything on your own.

If you ask me to sew a button, I don't know how to do it! The idea of the whole collection and how you want to build your brand is all about working with the right people. And luck!

I think elegance is always going to be there.