“I don't like [to] make a woman ... an abstract concept of the fashion. I don't like [to] say, "You must wear that." ... I am not a dictator.” FashionConceptsAbstractDictator Author:Yves Saint Laurent
“A meme (rhymes with dream) is a unit of information (a catchphrase, a concept, a tune, a notion of fashion, philosophy or politics) that leaps from brain to brain. Memes compete with one another for replication, and are passed down through a population much the same way genes pass through a species. Potent memes can change minds, alter behavior, catalyze collective mindshifts and transform cultures. Which is why meme warfare has become the geopolitical battle of our information age. Whoever has the memes has the power.” WayMindPhilosophyDreamAgeCultureBrainFashionInformationBattleBehaviorConceptsSpeciesNotionPopulationTunesCollectivesLeapGenesWarfareUnitsRhymeInformation AgeWhy MeMemesGeopoliticalReplication Author:Kalle Lasn
“The language of salesmanship was no doubt born with the first fashions in fig leaves in the garden of Eden. A strange concept has grown around it: if something is to be sold, inaccuracy is not immoral. Hence the art of advertisement - untruthfulness combined with repetition.” IfsFirstsArtLanguageBornDoubtFashionStrangeConceptsGardenAdvertisingNo DoubtRepetitionImmoralEdenAdvertisementsGarden Of EdenFigsSalesmanshipUntruthfulness Author:Freya Stark
“Great parts of our economy are directly dependent upon women having a weak self-concept. A multi-billion dollar fashion-cosmetic industry testifies to the validity of this approach. A woman who does not know who she is can be sold anything.” KnowsDoeSelfEconomyFashionIndustryConfidenceApproachConceptsWeakDollarsBillionsDependentValidityCosmeticsSelf Concept Book:I'm Running Away from Home, But I'm Not Allowed to Cross the Street: A Primer of Women's Liberation Source: I'm Running Away from Home, But I'm Not Allowed to Cross the Street: A Primer of Women's Liberation
“I create the concept, which for me is about deciding upon the right girl and the right 'spirit', and thinking of all the things that visually describe her. It's just like putting together a fashion show; for me, that starts with the spirit and the girls as well.” ThinkingWellsShowsTogetherSpiritGirlFashionConceptsFashion ShowRight Girl Author:Marc Jacobs
“The concept of having staple pieces with clean, basic lines, and adding accessories to funk it all up is one that applies to both fashion and decorating. There are so many parallels.” LinesPiecesFashionConceptsCleanParallelsAccessoriesFunkStaplesDecorating Author:Jeremiah Brent
“The brain processes meaning before detail. Providing the gist, the core concept, first was like giving a thirsty person a tall glass of water. And the brain likes hierarchy. Starting with general concepts naturally leads to explaining information in a hierarchical fashion. You have to do the general idea first. And then you will see that 40 percent improvement in understanding.” GivingFirstsPersonsIdeasProcessUnderstandingWaterBrainFashionInformationPercentConceptsStartingGlassesDetailsImprovementCoreLikesTallProvidingHierarchyExplainingThirstyGist Author:John Medina
“The fact that there are now many entities that may have some loose affiliation with a former core Al Qaeda - or who have decided to fashion themselves as an affiliate or follower in the Al Qaeda jihadist tradition - as well as groups that are just inspired by the concept that they could also be the perpetrators of mass killing, means that there is a spectrum of threats.” WellsMayMeanFactsGroupsFashionMassConceptsTraditionDecidedThreatInspiredKillingCoreFormerAlsFollowersEntitySpectrumAl QaedaPerpetratorsAffiliation Author:Graham T. Allison