Quotes by Designers

There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes. Manolo Blahnik

Woman Walk Shoes Nothing About Charming Cannot Who Her

I'm mad for satin. Manolo Blahnik

Mad Satin

Paris is paramount for fashion, always was - always will be. Manolo Blahnik

Fashion Will Paramount Paris Always

I do think one should have clean feet. Manolo Blahnik

Think Clean Feet Should

My mother has an incredible rigidity, which is very Catholic. Manolo Blahnik

Mother Incredible Rigidity Catholic Very Which

I hate to travel with stuff. Manolo Blahnik

Travel Hate Stuff

I was possessed by London. Manolo Blahnik

Possessed London

A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things. Manolo Blahnik

Trigger Inspiration Most Lot Banal Things

I don't consider myself a fashion designer. Manolo Blahnik

Myself Fashion Consider Fashion Designer Designer

My whole life has been a huge mistake, but what a divine mistake - doing something that I adore. Manolo Blahnik

Life Mistake Has-Been Something Adore Divine Doing Been Huge Whole

Sometimes I hate a shoe in seconds. Manolo Blahnik

Hate Sometimes Seconds Shoe

I'm very painful to deal with when I create a shoe. Manolo Blahnik

Deal Very Shoe Create Painful

The gimmicky thing I'm not very keen on. Manolo Blahnik

Very Keen Thing

I've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes. Manolo Blahnik

Shoes Furniture Hideous Tempted Never Been

I still appreciate individuality. Style is much more interesting than fashion, really. Marc Jacobs

Fashion Style More Individuality Still Than Interesting Much Really Appreciate

I've learned a lot about doing accessories and making shoes and handbags. I don't think my perspective has really changed. The subtlety of understanding yarns, what makes a fabric what it is - I've learned technical skills and more about the craft. Marc Jacobs

I love to take things that are everyday and comforting and make them into the most luxurious things in the world. Marc Jacobs

Love Comforting World Luxurious Everyday Take Most Make Them Things

I am around people I love to be with all day; I'm not lonely. The simplest, happiest pleasure is being on my couch with my dog, Neville. Nothing is more comforting or soothing. Marc Jacobs

Love Day People Comforting Dog Lonely Nothing Pleasure All Day More Couch Simplest Soothing Around Am Being Happiest

I don't know, but I always loved that image of a girl putting toenail polish on a guy - her boyfriend, or something like that. Or a guy waking up in the morning and reaching over and putting on his girlfriend's shirt. Like Keith Richards putting on one of Anita Pallenberg's blouses, or Courtney Love putting nail polish on Kurt Cobain. Marc Jacobs

Love Morning Girl Girlfriend Something Guy Nail Putting Nail Polish Over Like Know Reaching Polish Always Courtney Boyfriend Courtney Love His Kurt Kurt Cobain Up Waking Waking Up Shirt Loved Richards Her Keith Richards Image

Grunge is a hippied romantic version of punk. Marc Jacobs

Punk Version Romantic Grunge

It's a magpie aesthetic: If something is hideous, that's interesting. It's kind of the same sensibility that Andy Warhol had. He was interested in everything and soaked up what he saw like a sponge. Marc Jacobs

Everything Saw Hideous Kind Andy Andy Warhol Something Had He Sponge Like Aesthetic Up Same Sensibility Interested Interesting Warhol