--- title: "4 Collections Quotes By Suzy Menkes" description: "4 Collections quotes by Suzy Menkes. Plus more from Suzy Menkes and more Collections sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/suzy-menkes-14279_before_with-the-traditional-six-month-lead-time_743448.jpg" --- > [With the traditional six-month lead time on the delivery of international show content, designer collections can be outpaced by the so-called fast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/with-the-traditional-six-month-lead-time-on-the-delivery-of/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/suzy-menkes-14279_before_with-the-traditional-six-month-lead-time_743448.jpg) > [I find some collections to be more vibrant than others, but the designers who last are those who are able to continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/i-find-some-collections-to-be-more-vibrant-than-others-but-the/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/suzy-menkes-14279_able_i-find-some-collections-to-be-more-vibra_842816.jpg) > [I always have separated myself from my critiques of collections. My judgment is not about whether I would wear it - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/i-always-have-separated-myself-from-my-critiques-of-collections-my/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/452/suzy-menkes-14279_about_i-always-have-separated-myself-from-my-c_1206561.jpg) > [If fashion is for everyone, is it fashion? The answer goes far beyond the collections and relates to the speed of fast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/if-fashion-is-for-everyone-is-it-fashion-the-answer-goes-far-beyond/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/suzy-menkes-14279_answer_if-fashion-is-for-everyone-is-it-fashion_2207175.jpg) ## Other authors on Collections ## More by Suzy Menkes > [The clothes most worn by people are the clothes least commented on by the press.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/the-clothes-most-worn-by-people-are-the-clothes-least-commented-on-by/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [I am not really sure that Diana Vreeland did Yves Saint Laurent a favor, as opposed to the world, by putting that exhibition at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/i-am-not-really-sure-that-diana-vreeland-did-yves-saint-laurent-a/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [I don't really believe in elegance. Ever since I first came to France many years ago to do the Chambre Syndicale course, I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/i-don-t-really-believe-in-elegance-ever-since-i-first-came-to-france/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [In the mid-1990s, when I stopped having to run from the shows to the film developing lab and first saw digital images, I blessed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/in-the-mid-1990s-when-i-stopped-having-to-run-from-the-shows-to-the/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [I do believe fashion should work as hard as a woman does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/i-do-believe-fashion-should-work-as-hard-as-a-woman-does/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [I am not a hoarder, but my wardrobe is the antithesis of fast fashion. I buy clothes - beautiful in looks and make -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/i-am-not-a-hoarder-but-my-wardrobe-is-the-antithesis-of-fast-fashion/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [My style has always been to choose the charming and quirky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/my-style-has-always-been-to-choose-the-charming-and-quirky/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [Change is good; it's what fashion is all about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/change-is-good-it-s-what-fashion-is-all-about/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [Nan Kempner wore one of the first Saint Laurent trouser suits to one of those fancy Madison Avenue restaurants and was denied access. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/nan-kempner-wore-one-of-the-first-saint-laurent-trouser-suits-to-one/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [The clothes that fire up my emotions are colorful and 'different' pieces. My eye still picks out gilded-cloque glamour from among Burberry's streamlined trench…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/the-clothes-that-fire-up-my-emotions-are-colorful-and-different/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [Only the fat-cat corporations can really afford to put on two mega-ready-to-wear shows a year, or four if you add two haute couture shows,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/only-the-fat-cat-corporations-can-really-afford-to-put-on-two-mega/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [I am thrilled to become International Vogue Editor at Condé Nast International, which has a real commitment to journalistic excellence, and to have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/i-am-thrilled-to-become-international-vogue-editor-at-cond-nast/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [With the traditional six-month lead time on the delivery of international show content, designer collections can be outpaced by the so-called fast fashion chains.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/with-the-traditional-six-month-lead-time-on-the-delivery-of/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [Fledgling designers need investment - but how much easier it is to put them in a dead man or woman's shoes, perhaps also backing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/fledgling-designers-need-investment-but-how-much-easier-it-is-to-put/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) > [The Romanovs are overtaken by the Indian Maharajahs as American heiresses pick over the carcasses of fallen Empire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/the-romanovs-are-overtaken-by-the-indian-maharajahs-as-american/) [Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collections/suzy-menkes/#itemlist", "name": "4 Collections Quotes By Suzy Menkes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With the traditional six-month lead time on the delivery of international show content, designer collections can be outpaced by the so-called fast fashion chains. 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