“Solitude is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New Groupthink, which holds that creativity and achievement come from an oddly gregarious place.” IdeasSchoolCultureCompanyCreativityFashionSolitudeAchievementGregariousGroupthink Author:Susan Cain
“I was also very lucky to be able to work with talented people while I was learning. I didn't actually go to fashion school. I worked with Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy which was a really pivotal experience for me. He taught me a lot about being faithful to your own voice and to really believe in your own voice and that's made a big difference.” PeopleBelieveMadeBigsAbleSchoolVoiceDifferencesFashionTaughtLuckyFaithfulBelieve In YouBeing FaithfulPivotalGivenchy Author:Joseph Altuzarra
“We're bombarded with liberal propaganda 24/7, from the early morning shows, Hollywood movies, documentaries and sitcoms, all major newspapers, fashion magazines, the sports pages, public schools, college professors and administrators, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. Unless liberals specifically seek out Ann Coulter books and columns, which I highly recommend, or tune into Fox News or conservative talk radio, they have no idea what conservatives are thinking.” ThinkingBookIdeasShowsSchoolSportsMorningFashionCollegeMajorsNewsPagesHollywoodConservativeRadioNewspapersMagazinesNo IdeaPropagandaTunesProfessorsFoxesDocumentariesPublic SchoolColumnsSitcomEarly MorningFox NewsAdministratorsHollywood MoviesTalk RadioBombardedFashion MagazinesEtceteraCollege Professors Author:Ann Coulter
“I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.” LittlesShowsSchoolFashionGrewGrew UpModelingEthiopiaFashion Show Author:Liya Kebede
“Fashion, leader of a chatt'ring train, Whom man for his own hurt permits to reign Who shifts and changes all things but his shape, And would degrade her vot'ry to an ape, The fruitful parent of abuse and wrong, Holds a usurp'd dominion o'er his tongue, There sits and prompts him with his own disgrace, Prescribes the theme, the tone, and the grimace, And when accomplish'd in her wayward school, Calls gentleman whom she has made a fool.” MenMadeSchoolParentHurtLeaderFashionFoolShapesAll ThingsAbuseTrainAccomplishTongueRingsGentlemanToneThemePermitReignDisgraceApesDominionDegradePromptsGrimace Book:Poems; to which is prefixed a memoir of the author by J. M'Diarmid Source: Poems; to which is prefixed a memoir of the author by J. M'Diarmid
“I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn't speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school.” WantedSchoolSpeakFashionNew YorkSpeak English Author:Francisco Costa
“I went to a public high school and most of the comedy was coming from the black kids and the Asian kids and the Hispanic kids. And, the coolest kids to me where always the black kids. They were always fashion forward and they always dressed the coolest. They were always the best dancers, and just the coolest people.” PeopleKidsSchoolBlackComedyFashionHigh SchoolDancerAsianHispanic Author:Brett Ratner
“I was not a very popular kid in high school, and I had this idea that the way that I dressed would change how liked I was. It was that kind of Pygmalion story. I think, ultimately that's probably why I became interested in fashion, its transformative power, and how it can change your identity.” ThinkingWayKindIdeasStoriesKidsSchoolFashionIdentityHigh SchoolVery PopularPygmalion Author:Joseph Altuzarra
“It's important for young women and men coming out of the fashion schools to think seriously before starting their own collections.” ThinkingMenImportantSchoolYoungFashionMen And WomenStartingCollectionsComing OutYoung Women Author:Anna Wintour
“I realized that the way I approached architecture was with a somewhat fashion brain. That didn't get me very good marks in school, because everyone thought fashion was lightweight. In architecture they say, "Well, why is the door pink? Where does it go? What does the pink mean? What does it symbolize? All the other doors are beige, why is that one pink?" I was like, "Well, it's pink because it's pretty."” WayWellsMeanDoeSchoolBrainDoorsFashionMarkVery GoodArchitectureI Realized Author:Tom Ford
“I did not go to fashion school. I arrived in New York in 1986 from Kansas City and was working as accessories editor for Mademoiselle Magazine. While working at Mademoiselle I noticed that the market lacked stylish and sensible handbags, so I decided to create my own.” SchoolMy OwnCitiesFashionNew YorkDecidedMagazinesEditorsSensibleAccessoriesKansasStylishHandbagsKansas City Author:Kate Spade
“As I matured, I've always had the dream of one day either having my own clothing line or owning a fashion magazine. Most of my thesis' and projects in school were fashion and advertising based.” DreamSchoolLinesMy OwnFashionOne DayProjectsAdvertisingMagazinesClothingsThesisMaturedFashion MagazinesClothing Line Author:Ashley Purdy
“I was a teacher and an administrator at Parson's School of Design, and as an administrator, I was associate dean. And in that role, I went around fixing things that were broken. And the Parson's fashion program was broken.So fashion chose me. It needed to be developed and evolve. I don't know if it comes naturally to anyone.” IfsKnowsSchoolRolesTeacherFashionDesignBrokenNeededProgramEvolveAssociatesFixingDeanAdministratorsFixing Things Author:Tim Gunn
“Ever since I was a child I've had a passion for colors and a sixth sense and known how to use it. I started in fashion, but I got side-tracked by psychology and its color connection. I went back to school and got both my degrees in psychology, but I kept studying design. Color has an application in all of those fields.” ChildrenUseSchoolPassionSidesKnownStudyPsychologyFashionDesignFieldsColorDegreesConnectionsApplicationSixth Sense Author:Leatrice Eiseman
“My whole background was with bands, so I always thought of "fashion" as performative. It took me a long time to bridge the gap between my music and what I was studying in school, [which was] dance and being a performer.” LongWholeSchoolStudyFashionBandLong TimeBackgroundsBridgesGapsPerformers Author:Le1f
“How did we lose our culture? Black people used to all do the same thing on Saturdays. We all watched "Soul Train" and "American Bandstand", got our fashion and dance tips, and then we emulated it and bought those records that we heard. Now it seems like there is no culture. The school of fish are all separate. Everybody's just randomized, listening to their own thing in their earbuds, and there's no uniformity. That bothers me.” PeopleSoulSeemsSchoolUsedCultureBlackLosesRecordsHeardFashionListeningTrainFishesBotherBlack PeopleSaturdayUniformitySoul TrainSchools Of Fish Author:DJ Quik
“I've been spoiled being in the fashion business. My son will be like, 'Mommy, 20 new pairs of shoes came today. How come?' Because I'm always telling him it's not normal to have 20 pairs of tennis shoes to try on before school.” TryingTodaySchoolFashionSonNormalShoesTennisPairsMy SonSpoiledPair Of ShoesTennis ShoesFashion Business Author:Gwen Stefani
“I love different sorts of people, their stories, all the different facets, that make them, them. This is entwined with how I am compelled to tell many of these stories and have ended up being a broadcaster after originally going to drama school and working in fashion for a bit.” PeopleDifferentStoriesSchoolBitsFashionDramaCompelledFacetsBroadcastersEntwined Author:Gemma Cairney
“I received a wonderful email after I spoke at a school from a girl who'd lived in a war zone and endured horrors no human being should suffer, let alone a child. This young lady was fortunate to be bought to Britain and seemed to adjust well, but suddenly found herself falling off the rails and sliding into hell when I chatted to her. In her letter, she told me the difference that I'd made. She's now 20 years old and a fashion designer employing staff and she puts her work ethic down purely to talking to me. It's my most treasured letter.” ShouldYearsHumansWellsChildrenMadeWarSchoolYoungSufferingFallGirlFoundDifferencesHuman BeingsTalkingHellWonderfulFashionHorrorEthicsLettersFortunateDesignerBritainZoneSpokesStaffWork EthicEmailRailFashion DesignerEmployingYoung LadiesTreasuredFalling OffWar Zones Author:Simon Weston
“I went to school for a short period of time to study fashion. I wanted to become a stylist or a designer. I made clothes when I was a teenager that I used to sell online. My label name was "Baby Jesus" - so incredibly stupid, but whatever, I was 17!” MadeWantedSchoolUsedJesusNamesStudyFashionStupidBabyPeriodsClothesSellsLabelsTeenagerDesignerOnlineStylistBaby Jesus Author:Bethany Cosentino
“My deep relations with fashion started in Paris in 1980s, when I was appointed head of The Fashion History course at French Esmod fashion school, the biggest and the best in those years in Paris.” YearsSchoolCoursesFashionRelationParis Author:Alexander Vassiliev
“My mom taught me how to sew when I was super young; I used to make clothes for my dolls. When I finally went to [fashion design] school [in 1999], I really took to pattern making. Everyone in class was good at something; I was the person, if you need help with your patterns, you come to me and I would help you out.” IfsNeedsPersonsHelpingSchoolYoungUsedClassFashionDesignTaughtMomClothesPatternsMy MomDollsNeed HelpFashion Design Author:Serena Williams
“I know I wasn't allowed to go to fashion school; I can't cut a dress like Galliano, right? But I had enough wherewithal to go to that studio on my first collection and bring Kim, [stylist] Christine Centenera, Ian Connor, Theophilus London, Virgil Abloh...they all came down to [Vetements/Balenciaga designer] Demna Gvasalia's studio that night and hung out.” KnowsFirstsI CanEnoughSchoolNightCuttingFashionDressesStudiosLondonDesignerCollectionsHungHad EnoughKimStylistChristine Author:Kanye West
“I didn't go to school for fashion, I didn't have anybody to teach me anything about fashion - that's all I knew how to do, graphic design.” SchoolTeachFashionDesignGraphicGraphic Design Author:Fred Foster
“My mother worked in fashion design and she used to show me all of these looks. She tried to get me to wear fitted jeans in high school. This is when big jeans were popping.” LooksShowsBigsSchoolUsedMotherFashionDesignHigh SchoolShow MeJeansPoppingFashion Design Author:Iman Shumpert
“[Princess Margaret] was loud, an extrovert, an exhibitionist, loved fashion, loved color, loved music, loved drama, loved the theater, wanted to be a ballerina or actress, was always the little one putting on the school plays, and [princess] Elizabeth reluctantly did it and got stage fright.” LittlesPlayWantedSchoolStageFashionColorDramaTheaterActressesLoudPrincessFrightBallerinaExtrovertsStage FrightSchool PlaysExhibitionist Author:Vanessa Kirby
“I didn't do well in high school, but I took photography, and I loved being able to capture moments. It led to more and more photography, and fashion was the angle into photography for me. It was incredible to see photographs by Irving Penn or Helmut Newton. I was really intrigued by that, and that's what led me to New York City.” WellsMomentsAbleSchoolCitiesFashionNew YorkPhotographyHigh SchoolIncrediblesPhotographCaptureNew York CityAngleNewtonIntrigued Author:Steven Sebring
“For me, being a rap fan and the nostalgia of me being a kid, rappers and guys on the street told me everything to wear. That was it. I didn't necessarily read too many fashion books. Then it got competitive in junior high school. It was moreso about, "You don't got these." Everybody could be fresh, but you don't got these.” BookKidsSchoolGuyFansStreetsFashionHigh SchoolRapNostalgiaRapperJuniorsJunior HighBeing A KidHigh School Junior Author:Pusha T
“I always wanted to be a fashion designer and I learned costume illustration in high school. That was an incredible high school. It was more like a college. I'm moving more in that direction, just kind of merchandising my name.” KindWantedSchoolMovingNamesFashionCollegeHigh SchoolIncrediblesDesignerCostumesIllustrationFashion DesignerMerchandising Author:Diana Ross
“The difference between what designers create are you know they're creating a little world every season, you know head to toe, a full look, shoes bags, dresses, the whole thing whereas street fashion is what people are really wearing. There is an element of new. There is an element of previous seasons. There is your own history, you know your sweatshirt from high school and vintage pieces and it's that kind of combination that I find so much more interesting than just the runway, but you know and I love fashion.” PeopleWorldKindSchoolInterestingFashionHigh SchoolDesigner Author:Scott Schuman
“One of the things I've probably absorbed when I was in business school - and didn't know I was learning it - was about life cycles, that things begin, and they peak, and then they decline. So whether you look at life cycles of fashion, or you look at life cycles of things that people buy, designs, everything is in a life cycle. Getting out of the apparel businesses and into beauty and lingerie, those were very big bets, but they were very deliberately thought about and tested over time.” PeopleSchoolFashionDesign Author:Les Wexner
“Well, that's why I really love Diego Della Valle, because he's crazy. Instead of going out to find a top business school graduate, for whom it would have taken five years to see the difference between a ballet shoe and a book, he asked me to revive the label. It's a bit like Balenciaga. Brands like Vivier are pillars - they are monuments of fashion; they are names we don't forget. But the general public doesn't necessarily know that and therefore we had to get the name re-known.” BookSchoolForgetTakenCrazyFashionBalletGraduatesMonument Author:Ines de La Fressange