SWEET & TENDER : August 2011

"Contradiction is what modern life is all about"
-Alber Elbaz (Lanvin)

"It's not just for the old garde anymore. There's a youth energy pulsing through the couture collections, and the only accessory required is a little bit of attitude"
-Hedi Slimane

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” -Coco Chanel

“Hair style is the final tip-off whether or not a woman really knows herself.” -Hubert de Givenchy

"Keep to the basic principles of fashion ... and you will always be in harmony with the latest trends, without falling prey to them."
-Maison Martin Margiela

“I like the sort of 'nothingness' of the jeans and the T-shirt. I feel that's about as close as I can get to the future because it seems like something so old that will always be”
-Marc Jacobs

“There's no Chanel collection without black. (It) will never exist. Who can live without some black clothes.” -Karl Lagerfeld

“Enough of sweetness, women need to get out there and fight again.” -Miuccia Prada

"La mode est un jeu qui renouvelle indéfiniment le désir" -Isabel Marant

"As an artist, as a creator, I have a role to play, a posture to achieve ... An artist needs to be close to what's happening around him: in politics, sociology, ecology. I try to get as much involved as I can into the world I live in. I cannot just create and turn my back on world issues."
-Sonia Rykiel

SWEET & TENDER

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile...