America Quote by Astrid Kirchherr

It's amazing to think that every item of clothing we wear began as an idea in somebodies head. Whether it's a designer dress or…

— Dawn O'Porter

In the first half of the 20th century, fashion was simply not a very English thing to do.

— Mary Quant

If you read fashion magazines, and you couldn't afford something, or you were living outside London, you had to make it yourself.

— Esme Young

If you look back at the history of creativity in clothes - the French Revolution, the First World War and the Second World War…

— Christian Lacroix

To me, British fashion has a story. It has history, and I feel it's very much about our culture.

— Rita Ora

Where would fashion be without literature?

— Diana Vreeland

American women often fall into the trap of, "Oh, these are my weekend clothes. These are my work clothes. This is what I wear…

— Michael Kors

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

I would not wear any clothes that had a brand name on them, and I only read books that were canonical.

— Zoe Kazan

British fashion is self confident and fearless. It refuses to bow to commerce, thus generating a constant flow of new ideas whilst drawing in…

— Alexander McQueen

In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own clothes, much to my mother's distress.

— Gene Tierney

There are a lot of historical novelists who do the research about the clothes and maybe even the eating utensils, but they're basically taking…

— Edmund White