Fashion Quotes by Peter Marino

I have this 'Alice in Wonderland' idea in my head that a garden should be a place of wonderment.

— Peter Marino

In 1991, if someone came in with a $1 million budget for a boutique, I would have fainted. Nobody spent even half that. But…

— Peter Marino

The French use gardens to show grandeur and the English to show how things have endured for hundreds of years, but for me, they're…

— Peter Marino

Motorcycle garb is the way I looked to Warhol. Then came the Armani suits.

— Peter Marino

Koishikawa Korakuen Garden - one of Tokyo's oldest Japanese gardens, and one of the best spots for viewing the cherry blossoms.

— Peter Marino

All bronzes are made to be touched. Bronze is a sensual 'living' material. The sweat and oil of your palms adds to the patination.

— Peter Marino

There's a very important aspect to all my work, now more than ever, which is tying the interior design and architecture with the art.

— Peter Marino

I loathe when architects only analyze architecture in intellectual, nonvisual ways. I really love direct response, and that's very pop. I don't want to…

— Peter Marino

We have a thousand hydrangea plants bordering the house, and they were all supposed to be pink, but a handful of them keep turning…

— Peter Marino

If something's a high-margin product, I understand its importance to the store.

— Peter Marino

That was really the Fifties for me - that whole spirit of flicking the paint on the canvas.

— Peter Marino

I do really modern with materials that are so luxurious that they're, like, baroque.

— Peter Marino

I like my clients. All of my clients say, "Peter. You're talented. But, your best virtue is your discretion." They really don't want to…

— Peter Marino

If I need a pair of tennis shorts, I'll buy them online. I don't really care. Not going to go and try on a…

— Peter Marino

Publicity doesn't really get me anything. Clients are not going to hire me for a $100 million building because I have a brand. They…

— Peter Marino