“In the last 20 years of collecting contemporary African art, I have been bombarded by incredible shapes and colors that I now want to translate into clothes.” WantYearsHas BeensArtLastsColorShapesClothesIncrediblesContemporaryTranslateCollectingBombardedBombarded By Author:Jean Pigozzi
“There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald - all shining together in incredible union. Some by their splendor rival the colors of the painters, others the flame of burning sulphur or of fire quickened by oil.” TogetherFireSeaColorGreenShiningUnionsIncrediblesOilBrilliantPainterBurningFlamesJewelsPurpleRivalsJewelrySplendorGemsRubiesEmeraldsOpalAmethystJewelry Boxes Author:Pliny the Elder
“So [Polaroid's Dr. Edwin] Land, at 75, went off to spend the remainder of his life doing pure science, trying to crack the code of color vision. The man is a national treasure. I don't understand why people like that can't be held up as models: This is the most incredible thing to be - not an astronaut, not a football player - but this.” PeopleMenTryingVisionPlayerLandFootballColorHe ManPureModelsIncrediblesTreasureCodeCracksDrsAstronautFootball PlayerPolaroidsNational Treasure Author:Steve Jobs
“The Color Purple really floored me. That book was just incredible because I loved the language. The biggest deal of that book was that I loved the poetry of broken English. Broken English and vernacular. It just floored me that you can actually capture the way people really talked. And I also really connected to the social class element.” PeopleWayBookLanguageSocialDealsClassColorBrokenElementsIncrediblesConnectedCapturePurpleSocial ClassVernacularBroken English Author:Matt de la Pena
“Within America, there are extremely different place. I'm not saying it's one homogenous color. It's obviously an incredible place. There's no other place like it, and it's incredibly diverse.” DifferentAmericaColorIncrediblesDiverseDifferent Place Author:Devendra Banhart
“To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.” WayWholeArtistColorShapesIncrediblesAppearanceMakeupLensesPrescriptionsAccessoriesEyewear Author:Vera Wang