“All changes in clothes rise out of the lives of the people who wear them. The function of the designer is simply to see a little ahead of time what the people want, and to provide it. No designer can start anything really new and different unless there is a public all ready for it.” PeopleWantLittlesDifferentFashionReadyClothesFunctionDesignerAhead Of Time Book:Men can take it Source: Men can take it
“The French legend is a very simple one. All really beautiful clothes are designed in the houses of the French couturiers and all women want those clothes.” WantBeautifulHouseSimpleFashionClothesFranceLegendsWomen WantReally BeautifulBeautiful Clothes Author:Elizabeth Hawes
“It was my idea that if you started any kind of business, you should begin somewhere near where you hoped to end. In other words, if I wanted to make really good clothes to order, I would start out making good, and therefore expensive, clothes to order. If I started making inexpensive clothes, I thought probably I'd die making them.” IfsShouldKindIdeasEndsWantedOrderDiesFashionClothesExpensiveInexpensiveExpensive Clothes Author:Elizabeth Hawes
“It is impossible to be completely abstract about clothes because they have no life unless they are worn. They must fit onto a body or they do not exist.” BodyImpossibleFitClothesAbstractWorn Book:Why is a Dress?: Who? What? When? Where? Source: Why is a Dress?: Who? What? When? Where?
