“Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.” AgeHouseFashionGoldenDesignerGolden AgeCoutureHaute Couture Author:Olivier Theyskens
“I do not believe there has ever been a name as important as Pierre Cardin in the general history of couture.” BelieveImportantNamesFashionCouture Author:Pierre Cardin
“I'm constantly correcting young people and fashion students in this nation when they say "Well, I do couture." By definition, you don't. You have to be licensed by the government of France to do couture. So don't use that term. You can say that you do one-of-a-kind, you can say it's custom, but you can't say it's couture - because it's inaccurate.” PeopleWellsKindUseGovernmentYoungNationsTermFashionStudentsDefinitionsFranceCustomsCorrectingOne Of A KindCouture Author:Tim Gunn
“The fashion I've acquired over the years is so sacred to me - from costumes to couture, high fashion to punk wear I've collected from my secret international hot spots. I keep everything in an enormous archive in Hollywood. The clothes are on mannequins, also on hangers and in boxes with a photo of each piece, and there's a Web site where I can go to look through everything. It's too big - I could never sort through it myself! But these garments tell the stories of my life.” YearsLooksI CanStoriesBigsSecretPiecesFashionClothesHollywoodHotSacredInternationalBoxesEnormousSpotsPunkSiteCostumesGarmentsStory Of My LifeArchivesCoutureHangersHigh Fashion Author:Lady Gaga
“These five years as a couturier have really changed my way of seeing fashion and my confidence with fashion. Couture is a dream.” WayYearsDreamFiveSeeingFashionChangedMy WayFive YearsCouture Author:Riccardo Tisci