Quotes by Designers

I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant. Oscar de la Renta

Light Color Like Vibrant Full Things

I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right. Oscar de la Renta

Work Me Wanted Right

If you want to establish an international presence you can't do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris. Oscar de la Renta

You Paris New York Establish New York Want International Presence Need

Every season I am inspired by women. Oscar de la Renta

Women Every Inspired Am Season

I have this complex that if I walk into a place wearing a colorful shirt someone will stop me and say, 'I'm sorry, but the Latin band comes through the other door.' Oscar de la Renta

Me Walk Will Sorry Band Other Latin Say Complex Wearing Someone Through Colorful Shirt Stop Door Place

I was surrounded by sisters. My childhood was all women. Oscar de la Renta

Women All Women Surrounded Sisters Childhood

When I started, department stores were either very fashion, or very tailored, so the two never mixed. I mixed it, and they said you're too tailored for fashion and too fashion for tailoring. So I had to move the market. So that's what I did. Ozwald Boateng

Fashion You Too Market Tailored Never Had Said Were Mixed Very Department Did Department Stores Move Stores Either Started Two

Tailoring was considered to be a world that was very traditional, and basically going out of fashion. Fashion designers did not have a real link with tailoring or tradition, so I fused the two worlds together. Ozwald Boateng

Fashion Together World Worlds Considered Fused Out Real Tradition Traditional Link Very Did Going Designers Basically Two

Because I'm a designer, I'm quite good when I shop. I know what I'm looking for. Ozwald Boateng

Good Looking Know Because Shop Quite Designer

I love Coco de Mer. Ozwald Boateng

Love

I'm ready to do womenswear. You've always got to be inspired by something new - women have so much more shape and I'm about finding what to engineer around those shapes. Ozwald Boateng

You Women Engineer Those Finding About Something More Something New Inspired Shape Shapes New Around Ready Always Got Much

We are all familiar with the dove carrying an olive branch as a peace offering. The jewelry I've created pays tribute both to the messenger's noble mission and gardens as a refuge of peace and tranquility. Paloma Picasso

Peace Jewelry Tribute Carrying Both Noble Mission Messenger Branch Familiar Offering Refuge Tranquility Created Dove Pays Gardens Olive

I always thought that you breathe, you eat, you go to sleep, and you draw. Paloma Picasso

You Thought Draw Eat Always Go Breathe Sleep

Fashion should be playful. Paloma Picasso

Fashion Should Playful

Personal style is not something that is just in the air. It is something you have and that you apply to yourself. Paloma Picasso

You Yourself Style Air Something Personal Just Personal Style Apply

After university, I was working as a stylist in the Paris theatres when I had a flash of inspiration. I made necklaces from the bikinis designed for the cabaret performers of Folies Bergeres. I was so happy with them that it was only then that I sought out formal training in jewelry. Paloma Picasso

I've heard my work called 'bold' and 'graffiti-like,' but for me it is always instinctual. I start with a shape or a colour and go from there. Paloma Picasso

Work Me Shape Colour Instinctual Always Go Heard Bold Start

Nothing in the world can be more exciting than to create something and see it work. Paloma Picasso

Work World Nothing See Something More Exciting Than Create

Living through the heat in Louisiana was awful. Patricia Norris

Living Through Louisiana Heat Awful

I like to be playful; I want people to look at what I do and smile. Patrick Cox

Smile People Like Look Want Playful