It was my idea that if you started any kind of business, you should begin somewhere near where you hoped to end. In other words, if I wanted to make really good clothes to order, I would start out making… — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
Women want to wear what they do because of what goes on in their heads. Their size and shape have practically nothing to do… — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
“paraphrashed :People wear what they wear because of what goes on in their heads...it has nothing to do with their size or shape.” — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
The process of education is not generally a process of teaching people to think and ask questions. It ... is mostly one of teaching… — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
It is impossible to be completely abstract about clothes because they have no life unless they are worn. They must fit onto a body… — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
There is no word in English for chic. Why should there be? Everything chic is by legend French. Perhaps everything chic is in reality… — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
rule number one for all American women: You are to be seen and felt, but not heard. Listen and do as you are told… — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
If one is willing to have children, rhythm is probably the best method of contraception. — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
Is woman a lost sex? If so, is she the only lost sex? Has woman alone conceived all the vipers in our land? — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
If you are the type who truly longs to be a Southern Belle at all times, regardless of taking twice the space available in… — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
The French legend is a very simple one. All really beautiful clothes are designed in the houses of the French couturiers and all women… — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
One of the most fascinating things about the world of fashion is that practically no one knows who inhabits it or why it exists.… — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
