Suzy Menkes

The clothes most worn by people are the clothes least commented on by the press.

— Suzy Menkes

I am not really sure that Diana Vreeland did Yves Saint Laurent a favor, as opposed to the world, by putting that…

— Suzy Menkes

I don't really believe in elegance. Ever since I first came to France many years ago to do the Chambre Syndicale course,…

— Suzy Menkes

In the mid-1990s, when I stopped having to run from the shows to the film developing lab and first saw digital images,…

— Suzy Menkes

I do believe fashion should work as hard as a woman does.

— Suzy Menkes

I am not a hoarder, but my wardrobe is the antithesis of fast fashion. I buy clothes - beautiful in looks and…

— Suzy Menkes

My style has always been to choose the charming and quirky.

— Suzy Menkes

Change is good; it's what fashion is all about.

— Suzy Menkes

Nan Kempner wore one of the first Saint Laurent trouser suits to one of those fancy Madison Avenue restaurants and was denied…

— Suzy Menkes

The clothes that fire up my emotions are colorful and 'different' pieces. My eye still picks out gilded-cloque glamour from among Burberry's…

— Suzy Menkes

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…

— Suzy Menkes

I am thrilled to become International Vogue Editor at Condé Nast International, which has a real commitment to journalistic excellence, and to…

— Suzy Menkes

With the traditional six-month lead time on the delivery of international show content, designer collections can be outpaced by the so-called fast…

— Suzy Menkes

Fledgling designers need investment - but how much easier it is to put them in a dead man or woman's shoes, perhaps…

— Suzy Menkes

The Romanovs are overtaken by the Indian Maharajahs as American heiresses pick over the carcasses of fallen Empire.

— Suzy Menkes

Who needs to graduate from Central Saint Martins in London or New York's Fashion Institute of Technology when a homemade outfit can…

— Suzy Menkes

I find some collections to be more vibrant than others, but the designers who last are those who are able to continue…

— Suzy Menkes

Shoes? I have loved them all: '60s pumps; white Courreges ankle boots; platform soles from the first time around, in the '70s;…

— Suzy Menkes

There is no doubt that online shopping has fed the craze for speed, because when you can't touch the fabric or try…

— Suzy Menkes

We know that creative people have all sorts of demons.

— Suzy Menkes

I always have separated myself from my critiques of collections. My judgment is not about whether I would wear it - but…

— Suzy Menkes

The most powerful element is that a designer has to reflect the times. So often you can only sense a change, and…

— Suzy Menkes

The natural end of an era, as designers whose houses bear their names grow old and pass away, combined with the arrival…

— Suzy Menkes

When I look at my clothes, I think of them as an expression of the joy and fun of fashion - with…

— Suzy Menkes

Smartphones are so fabulous in so many ways that it seems daft to be nostalgic about the days when an image did…

— Suzy Menkes