Carolina Herrera

“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.”

“British and American women have very different styles and a different way of living.”

“It's not my aspiration to appear on a reality show. That's the last thing I need in my life.”

“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 Am...”

“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 w...”

“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.”

“When I was living in Los Angeles, I always booked a moisturizing milk-and-honey massage the day before flying to Spain. It was heaven - I never got dry plane skin or felt stiff from sitting...”

“A wedding dress is both an intimate and personal for a woman - it must reflect the personality and style of the bride.”

“I very seldom compromise. I am a Capricorn.”

“Feeling good about yourself and your life is very important. I'm a happy woman, happy with my husband, my daughters, my grandchildren. We all get along quite well, and that keeps me centered...”

“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.”

“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.”

“I'm not going to say that I'm perfect. I do have fashion crises.”

“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 eve...”

“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 invent...”

“Money doesn't buy elegance. You can take an inexpensive sheath, add a pretty scarf, gray shoes, and a wonderful bag, and it will always be elegant.”

“Elegance isn't solely defined by what you wear. It's how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read.”

“There's a tendency for designers to embellish the size of their business. I never lie.”

“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...”

“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.”