I'm a pragmatist, and I don't like gratuitous fashion - in fact, there's not that much gratuitous anything in my life. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Our business is fashion, and it's about timing and in our case, it's about being relevant and there's nothing more relevant than… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Important moments like this are time to reflect. To remind us, sometimes, that it's not only important what you wear, but it's… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
For years, the company was known as a women's shoe company. Then we added men's clothing, shirts and shoes, and people thought… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Shoes are by far the most complicated thing to bring to market. It's not just design. You need engineering. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
My job isn't to tell people what they should wear. My job is to find out what they want and give it… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
It is great to be known for your shoes. It is even better to be recognized for your soul. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
In the fashion business, there weren't any rules. In fact, the better you were at creating something new, the greater the likelihood… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
In the early years I had no real plan. I figured it out as I went, which is easier to do when… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Every day when a man or woman gets dressed, they are in effect defining who they are. That daily clean slate is… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've struggled with that over the years: Is fashion relevant? Is it frivolous? Is it trivial? Because I give so much of… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
If every shoe store in America stops selling shoes, no one's going to go barefoot for 15, 20 years. No one needs… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
When I was younger I would often go to nightclubs and sit in the best-lit corner to look at what people chose… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I had left the runway because I had come to believe that it was questionably relevant and appropriate, because we were creating… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've come to realize that, with social media today, people consume fashion very differently than they ever have before - they post… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I believe what has kept us relevant over the years is not just the fashion which has sometimes been more timely than… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Not taking those few moments in the morning to decide what you're saying to people by how you're choosing to dress is… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
We will redo a shoe 15 times before we get it right, to get it where it should be and hopefully it… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've always believed that fashion is not just what you look like on the outside, it's a reflection of who you are… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Every day, we all make the critical decision of what we're going to wear, because many of the people we encounter in… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
You can't build a fashion business with a short-term perspective, unless you're prepared to make investments that you know are not going… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
People have a whole lot more choices than they've had in the past, and I have only earned the right to be considered -… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've come to realize nobody needs what we sell. There's hardly a woman who needs another pair of black shoes. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I never really had long range plans. I take one season at a time, every day at a time. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
After working with my father for two years, we started Candie's, a line of imported shoes from Italy. Then in 1982 I set out… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
It's not about me, it's about you, the customer. And if I am effective in making what I do about you, and I can… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Often people ask me about getting involved in service and philanthropy, and my first advice is: Make sure it's real and it's transparent. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've struggled with that over the years: Is fashion relevant? Is it frivolous? Is it trivial? Because I give so much of my essence… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
When I first fell in love with Maria, it was because she really cares about things. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
My first AIDS campaign was in 1985. There was this dark cloud, everybody was socially inspired - we hadn't seen social consciousness like that… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I'm also on the Board at Sundance, so I've seen witnessed first hand the power of independent storytelling. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've realized that people come to the brand not just for the products we make, but because of what we stand for. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
