This is what I wanted the business to be when I started it: a lot of black, a lot of luxurious materials,… — Kenneth Cole Black 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… — Kenneth Cole Advice 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 Fashion Copy Share Image
I often say in jest, 'We haven't changed the world but hopefully we've become an accessory.' — Kenneth Cole Become Copy Share Image
I work out with my trainer at 5 A. M. three times per week and I also skip dessert - most of… — Kenneth Cole Dessert Copy Share Image
When I started this business, my job was to sell people on my brand and convince them to embrace it in a… — Kenneth Cole Business Copy Share Image
We don't just make shoes, we try to stay in touch with the world around us. — Kenneth Cole Shoes Copy Share Image
My job is to create a business model that's built on a platform that has the ability to change quickly. — Kenneth Cole Ability 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… — Kenneth Cole Customer Copy Share Image
I've always believed that how you look is a self-fulfilling prophecy: When you wake up, get dressed and look in the mirror,… — Kenneth Cole Good Copy Share Image
In my opinion, being able to do some form of service is a gift. The one that provides the service is the… — Kenneth Cole Beneficiary 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 Clean Copy Share Image
I don't know what Galliano was thinking. Apparently he dressed people as homeless and sent them down the runway. That's not very… — Kenneth Cole He 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… — Kenneth Cole Business Copy Share Image
None of what I do is political. My messages are social and human messages. In many cases, they've been politicized but they… — Kenneth Cole Human Copy Share Image
I think the power of messaging is saying something in as few words as possible, because I think we all essentially have… — Kenneth Cole Disorder Copy Share Image
It is great to be known for your shoes. It is even better to be recognized for your soul. — Kenneth Cole Better Copy Share Image
I need to distort not just leather and fabric, but also words. It's a disorder I have. — Kenneth Cole Disorder Copy Share Image
What people are consuming is what things represent. It's people defining themselves through what they wear. — Kenneth Cole Consuming 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 Dress Copy Share Image
The average woman falls in love seven times a year. Only six are with shoes. — Kenneth Cole Average Copy Share Image
I love black. Anything black transforms lives in a profound way, particularly for women. — Kenneth Cole Black Copy Share Image
A brand today is much more than status. Consumers have to be able to trust it. — Kenneth Cole Brand Copy Share Image
Ads create dialogue, they create conversation, they create attention - that's our objective. — Kenneth Cole Attention 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 Fashion Copy Share Image
Life in my shoes has gotten me relatively far. Though it's also gotten me into trouble on occasion. — Kenneth Cole Far 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 Believe Copy Share Image
To the degree you could provoke people and engage them in a unique way, your message is more likely to resonate longer.… — Kenneth Cole 140 character Copy Share Image
There are many in the AIDS community who have said we won't find a cure in the foreseeable future. Well, you certainly… — Kenneth Cole Aids 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 Fashion Copy Share Image
There are only so many things we can do that make us feel better. We pick up the newspapers and we want… — Kenneth Cole Better 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 City 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 Business Copy Share Image
Today, I believe everybody's their own brand, and everybody has their own brand and they curate their own brand on their Facebook… — Kenneth Cole Believe 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 Better 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 Day Copy Share Image
I'm sure some people haven't necessarily embraced some of the messages over the years. We've been talking about the inappropriateness of automatic… — Kenneth Cole Amendment Copy Share Image
I am probably not the best creative person in the industry. I am probably not the best business person in the industry.… — Kenneth Cole Best Copy Share Image
Very early on in this journey, I uniquely found not just an aesthetic, but also a voice. I found the ability to… — Kenneth Cole Beauty 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… — Kenneth Cole Choices Copy Share Image
