“When someone asks about a career in fashion, I say start at the bottom. If you want to start a business, you have to know it from the ground up.” IfsKnowsWantAsksCareersFashionBottom Author:Tamara Mellon
“Gisele Bundchen I always admired. I think she is an example for all models. If I could have just a little bit of her career would already be a happy girl. She seems to be a determined woman, a fighter, very strong. I think she is an icon of Brazilian people. Gisele is a woman who is extremely inspiring, not only in the fashion world, she also does great things for the world.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldLittlesDoeSeemsGirlStrongBitsCareersFashionExampleLittle BitModelsDeterminedGreat ThingsFighterIf I CouldVery StrongIconsHappy GirlFashion WorldDetermined Woman Author:Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
“the fashion pages of magazines such as Cosmopolitan now seem to specialize in telling the career girl what to wear to charm the particular wrong type of man who reads Playboy, while the editorial pages tell her how to cope with the resulting psychic damage.” MenSeemsGirlCareersFashionParticularTypePagesMagazinesDamageCharmPsychicsEditorialsPlayboy Author:Alison Lurie
“Ive been a fashion model for 15 years and designing is just an extension of my career. I still plan on modeling lingerie, but at the same time this is a business transition that I plan to have around for a long time.” YearsLongStillsCareersPlansFashionDesignLong TimeModelsTransitionExtensionsModelingLingerieFashion Model Author:Alessandra Ambrosio
“I worked 10 years as a toy designer before I started my career as a fashion designer. It's something I just fell into and really liked.” YearsCareersFashionDesignerToysFashion Designer Author:Jason Wu
“Here's a woman, a real pioneer for other women looking for careers in stand-up comedy. And talk about guts - she would come out here and sit in this chair and say some things that were unbelievable - where you would have to swallow pretty hard... but it was hilarious... the force of her comedy was overpowering.” RealHardForceLeadershipCareersHistoryComedyGenerationsFashionHuman NatureIndividualityGutsChairsFree SpeechUnbelievablePioneersStand Up ComedyOverpowering Author:David Letterman
“My career in fashion has been very much about sexuality and sex, and I think a lot of people think that's all I can do and what I am all about.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensI CanSexCan DoCareersFashionSexuality Author:Tom Ford
“I don't know if I'm all that famous. When I first started my idea of what a career in fashion would look like is very different to the reality now.” IfsKnowsFirstsLooksIdeasDifferentRealityCareersFashion Author:Karen Walker
“Fashion is not just about what we wear, but...fashion is also a business. It is an art, it's a career that involves science, engineering, accounting and so much more. People can learn about the math behind Charles James' designs, and think, 'Maybe I should pay closer attention to geometry this semester'” PeopleThinkingShouldArtPayBehindsAttentionCareersFashionDesignMathEngineeringGeometryAccountingSemester Author:Michelle Obama
“We are devastated to learn of the death of Alexander McQueen, one of the greatest talents of his generation. He brought a uniquely British sense of daring and aesthetic fearlessness to the global stage of fashion. In such a short career, Alexander McQueen's influence was astonishing - from street style, to music culture and the world's museums. His passing marks an insurmountable loss.” WorldCultureLossCareersGenerationsInfluenceStreetsStageTalentFashionStyleMarkBritishPassingPassingsMuseumsAestheticDaringAstonishingFearlessnessDevastatedInsurmountableMcqueenMusic Culture Author:Anna Wintour
“We've had all the ebbs and flows of any real career. Trust me. We've been at the highest highs and pretty low lows. But that said, we always stay true to who we were. We didn't jump on fads and fashions.” SaidRealCareersFashionHighestLowsFlowTrust MeStay TrueFadsEbb And Flow Author:Jon Bon Jovi
“I did not plan to have such a career in the fashion world. All that I wanted, was to have ten kids and raise them!” WorldKidsWantedCareersPlansFashionTenRaisesFashion World Author:Sonia Rykiel
“At this point in my career, I have the privilege of choosing my partners. In the beginning, you more or less take what comes in the door - or what matches up with your brand. But you're always subject to what's available, especially in the ski world where there are not infinite choices, especially on the fashion side.” WorldChoicesSidesCareersDoorsSubjectsFashionInfinitePrivilegeAvailablePartnersBrandsSkis Author:Bode Miller