A dress has no life of its own unless it is worn, and as soon as this happens another personality takes over from you and animates it, or tries to, glorifies or destroys it, or makes it into a song… — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
Fashion is born by small facts, trends, or even politics, never by trying to make little pleats and furbelows, by trinkets, by clothes easy to copy, or by the shortening or lengthening of a skirt. — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
Men have to be freed from the tortures of heavy clothing that covers everything but the face and hands. — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill. — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
I gave to pink, the nerve of the red, a neon pink, an unreal pink. — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
Give a man a chance, and he'll be so casual that he won't bathe, shave, or comb his hair. He'll just depend on his… — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
Fortunately, or unforunately for me, I am always at my best when I am unhampered: when I can let myself go and have a… — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
In the building of a basic wardrobe, we cannot go wrong if we strive for simplicity and perfect fitting. — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
Before me, everything was black or navy blue or gray or brown or beige, things like that, for daytime. I began using shocking pink… — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
Some women succeed at being strong and also tender, but most of those who have intended to walk alone, making their own way, have… — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
Many men admire strong women but they don't love them. Some women succeed at being strong and also tender, but most of those who… — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
