Fledgling designers need investment - but how much easier it is to put them in a dead man or woman's shoes, perhaps also backing the new designer's namesake line, but only as what the French call a 'danseuse,' a plaything. — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
Shoes? I have loved them all: '60s pumps; white Courreges ankle boots; platform soles from the first time around, in the '70s; more boots - ankle, calf, and knee-high; 1980s sneakers; pin heels and wedges; Mary Janes and stilettos. — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
The clothes most worn by people are the clothes least commented on by the press. — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
I am not really sure that Diana Vreeland did Yves Saint Laurent a favor, as opposed to the world, by putting that exhibition at… — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
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… — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
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… — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
I am not a hoarder, but my wardrobe is the antithesis of fast fashion. I buy clothes - beautiful in looks and make -… — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
Nan Kempner wore one of the first Saint Laurent trouser suits to one of those fancy Madison Avenue restaurants and was denied access. She… — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
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… — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
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,… — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
I am thrilled to become International Vogue Editor at Condé Nast International, which has a real commitment to journalistic excellence, and to have the… — Suzy Menkes Copy Share Image
