“Plastic surgery is distressingly popular and I feel that the fashion industry has killed tens of thousands of women over the years from anorexia.” FeelsYearsFashionIndustryPlasticSurgeryAnorexiaPlastic SurgeryFashion Industry Author:Nan Goldin
“There have been a lot of changes [in the fashion industry], of course. You just have to accept it and be strong.” Has BeensCoursesStrongAcceptingFashionIndustryFashion Industry Author:Carolina Herrera
“The hardest thing, particularly in the fashion industry in Canada, has been access to capital.” Has BeensFashionIndustryAccessHardestCanadaHardest ThingFashion Industry Author:Joe Mimran
“I don't understand the fashion industry and the appeal of it. I understand that there are some people who think it's important to them, and they're designers, they're artists, but there seems to be a disproportionate amount of our culture that's caught up in that and the red carpet stuff. It seems like there's a disproportionate amount of attention placed on that.” PeopleThinkingImportantSeemsArtistCultureStuffAttentionFashionIndustryAmountRedCaughtAppealsDesignerCaught UpCarpetRed CarpetFashion Industry Author:Jim Gaffigan
“The media should be a mirror of society, and the world is diverse. So I mean, why shouldn't the fashion industry be diverse? It's just so simple. To me it's ABC, you know? It should not even be explained. It should just be the way it is.” KnowsWorldWayShouldMeanSimpleMediaFashionIndustryMirrorsDiverseFashion Industry Author:Bianca Balti
“I'm obsessed with the customer. I am the customer. I really don't think you can go wrong if you don't take your eye off of that. Serving the customer. How does she feel? I feel like the fashion industry has cared a lot about how we look but not about how we feel.” IfsThinkingFeelsLooksDoeEyeFashionIndustryCustomersObsessedServingFashion Industry Author:Sara Blakely
“I feel that women have been neglected, unnecessarily neglected and mistreated personally by the fashion industry and shapewear in that entire category was a definite place that we were neglected.” FeelsHas BeensFashionIndustryCategoriesDefiniteNeglectedFashion IndustryMistreated Author:Sara Blakely
“It would be great if everybody got a conscience. If we started to take more responsibility for the pollution in the world caused by the fashion industry, and to produce less, but better-thought-out goods. Then it becomes worth saving up to buy something beautifully-designed because you can and will keep it, rather than buying a bunch of disposable fashion items you'll probably wear once before throwing away and adding to the waste stockpile. I do think people used to buy clothing with a more thoughtful approach.” PeopleThinkingWorldResponsibilityFashionConscienceThoughtfulPollutionFashion Industry Author:Maria Cornejo
“I'm really excited that the fashion industry is evolving, doing a much better job at representation, with women of color, women of different shapes, sizes, and creeds. It's been a long time coming... There were issues of tokenism, issues of misrepresentation. I'm optimistic that I see the change, the conversation that these archetypes gotta go. We can be very political and have long weaves down to our asses.” LongDifferentPoliticalFashionExcitedAssOptimisticEvolveRepresentationArchetypeFashion Industry Author:Solange Knowles
“I was born in Siberia, which supplies nearly 80 percent of Russia's oil and natural gas resources, so I've always been aware of how big a pollutant that industry is. But it was a huge wake-up call to learn that the fashion industry is the second-largest polluter after oil.” NaturalFashionGasFashion IndustryNatural Gas Author:Miroslava Duma
“The fashion industry is all about storytelling and craftsmanship. Sustainability adds value because it makes that backstory even more impactful.” ValuesFashionStorytellingSustainabilityFashion IndustryCraftsmanship Author:Miroslava Duma
“When we started Nowhere, maybe the fashion industry recognized something was happening, but they just thought, Oh, those kids . . . whatever. They didn't know what was actually going on with us. Now we are those people in a sense - the current establishment. So I hope there's something happening that is new and independent that we know nothing about.” PeopleKidsFashionIndependentFashion Industry Author:Hiroshi Fujiwara
“No matter what level you're starting at, it's about not only utilizing your time, but your resources and network. For me, I started my company with a small amount of savings; I never had investors and I was lucky in the sense that I had models and connections in the fashion industry who were willing to give me advice early on. So really, for anyone starting a new business, it's really important to seek out mentors and knowledge from those who have come before you. And to not let that be discouraging, but to take that advice and really learn from it and mold it to what you're trying to do.” GivingTryingImportantAdviceFashionLuckyInvestorsMentorDiscouragingFashion IndustryNew Business Author:Lauren Bush