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> [When you think about Balenciaga muse and model Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon - I mean, you look at their mother Jane Birkin, and what they have grown up to be . . . They aren't invaded in fashion, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/when-you-think-about-balenciaga-muse-and-model-charlotte-gainsbourg/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

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## More by Polly Allen Mellen

> [I hate grunge. It was the worst period of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/i-hate-grunge-it-was-the-worst-period-of-my-life/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [I wear all my T-shirts from Helmut Lang with the holes in the elbows, which people always speak of. When my husband gets a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/i-wear-all-my-t-shirts-from-helmut-lang-with-the-holes-in-the-elbows/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [There are certain people who hang onto nostalgia and I wish they wouldn't. I wish the young beautiful actresses and other people - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/there-are-certain-people-who-hang-onto-nostalgia-and-i-wish-they/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [Steven Meisel is completely consumed with what interests him. He does what he wants to do, and when something doesn't interest him, he's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/steven-meisel-is-completely-consumed-with-what-interests-him-he-does/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [I think there a lot of great photographers working right now in the 2010. At the same time I do occasionally feel a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/i-think-there-a-lot-of-great-photographers-working-right-now-in-the/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [I thought Fred Astaire was the most chic man. I loved the way he dressed. Never mind his dancing, which was beyond - he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/i-thought-fred-astaire-was-the-most-chic-man-i-loved-the-way-he/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [I also had a huge crush on William Holden. I would go to see William Holden's movies alone - I didn't want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/i-also-had-a-huge-crush-on-william-holden-i-would-go-to-see-william/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [I was surrounded by talented people. I always remember Mrs. Carmel Snow, saying to me, "You know, Polly, if one person thinks they're a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/i-was-surrounded-by-talented-people-i-always-remember-mrs-carmel-snow/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [I think the reason for vulgarity is because of the freedom that there is now to do certain things, and a lack of sophistication…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/i-think-the-reason-for-vulgarity-is-because-of-the-freedom-that-there/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [One day, Sally Kirkland said to Diana Vreeland, who was the fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar at the time, "I have a young woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/one-day-sally-kirkland-said-to-diana-vreeland-who-was-the-fashion/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [Happy family gives you a brick-by-brick foundation that you build on for the rest of your life. And then it teaches you so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/happy-family-gives-you-a-brick-by-brick-foundation-that-you-build-on/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [I do think there is a lack of modernity at the moment - and I don't even like that word, modernity, anymore. There aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/i-do-think-there-is-a-lack-of-modernity-at-the-moment-and-i-don-t/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [Have you ever held a snake? Well, let me tell you, it is so erotic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/have-you-ever-held-a-snake-well-let-me-tell-you-it-is-so-erotic/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [A lot of women say to me, "Polly, why aren't there more clothes out there that we can wear?" And I don't agree with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/a-lot-of-women-say-to-me-polly-why-aren-t-there-more-clothes-out/)

[Polly Allen Mellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-allen-mellen/)

> [I like people with guts. I want to feel in the clothes what the designer is really feeling when they're alone with themselves and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-allen-mellen/i-like-people-with-guts-i-want-to-feel-in-the-clothes-what-the/)

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