“I never wanted to design clothes. I never wanted to work for the fashion industry. Shoes sort of belong to the fashion industry, which is why I'm part of the fashion industry. But that's never been my thought. My thought since I was a child was really to design those shoes for girls on stage.” ChildrenWantedGirlStageFashionDesignIndustryClothesShoesMy ThoughtsFashion Industry Author:Christian Louboutin
“Elegance and comfort are not incompatible, and whoever maintains the contrary simply doesn't know what he's talking about” KnowsTalkingFashionComfortComfortableShoesContraryEleganceMaintainingCompatibleFashion Designer Book:Salvatore Ferragamo, the art of the shoe, 1927-1960 Source: Salvatore Ferragamo, the art of the shoe, 1927-1960
“I think that we pay much more attention to fashion and our hair, skin and foreheads, our abdominal muscles and shoes than what is happening in the world. We willingly take that 'drug' and go along with that.” ThinkingWorldPayAttentionFashionHairDrugHappeningsSkinsShoesMusclesForeheadsAbdominals Author:Meryl Streep
“You cannot design shoes if you only think about fashion; its too realistic. When I design, I dream.” IfsThinkingDreamFashionDesignShoesRealisticToo Real Author:Giuseppe Zanotti
“The craziest thing about fashion people in general, not just designers, is that it's always, "Oh my God, you lost weight! I love your hair!" Or "Oh, you're so tan!" Or, "You're so skinny! I love your shoes!" These are fashion icebreakers. Everyone's always looking at each other.” PeopleLostLove YouFashionHairWeightShoesDesignerSkinnyCraziest Author:Michael Kors
“A silk dress in four sections, and shoes with high heels that would have broken the heart of John Calvin.” HeartFourFashionBrokenDressesShoesHeelsSectionsSilkHigh Heels Book:Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich Source: Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich
“When my shoes are killing me, I take a maxi pad and put it in the bottom of my shoe. It is better than any Dr. Scholl's insert. That fashion tip has saved me through some long nights.” LongNightFashionKillingBottomShoesSavedDrsPadsInsertLong Nights Author:Hoda Kotb
“Maybe it's good a thing that people see me this way [in the documentary film]. They expect to see me with the high heels, the glamour looks, but now they will see me running through an airport with flat shoes! Also, they'll discover that stylists with "names" are in general nicer, sweeter, have a heart, have great relationships with family and friends, and that's important. It shows that people in fashion aren't just freaks.” PeopleWayLooksHeartImportantShowsRunningFilmNamesFashionShoesFlatsFreakHeelsDocumentariesFamily And FriendsAirportsGlamourHigh HeelsStylistGreat RelationshipDocumentary FilmsFlat Shoes Author:Carine Roitfeld
“Fashion for me is another way I get to express myself creatively. It is one of the fun things I get to do: to play dress-up, and create outfits and looks that aren't typical. I am an artist, so I like creating things. Shoes are my favorite thing.” WayLooksPlayArtistFunFashionCreatingDressesShoesMy FavoriteTypicalAnother WayFavorites ThingsOutfitsFun ThingsCreating Things Author:Rihanna
“For interiors, if you have a basic sofa, you can add fun throw pillows, and cool lighting to make the space more interesting. In fashion, you make a little black dress really amazing with jewelry, shoes and an incredible bag. If you have those clean, basic, pieces you can really mix things up with the accessories and make the space, or the outfit, uniquely your own.” IfsLittlesFunBlackSpaceInterestingPiecesFashionDressesAddCleanIncrediblesShoesBagsInteriorsPillowJewelryLightingAccessoriesSofasReally Amazing Author:Jeremiah Brent
“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
“Cole Haan is like high fashion Nike, so you feel like you're wearing Nike shoes, but you're wearing heels. Every time I'm on a red carpet, I always either wear Cole Haan or Stuart Weitzman. You end up having to walk around all night in these heels and you want to be comfortable and not look like you're in pain. It definitely shows in pictures.” WantFeelsLooksEndsShowsPainNightWalksFashionLike YouComfortableRedShoesHeelsCarpetAll NightRed CarpetNikeHigh FashionNike Shoe Author:Nina Dobrev
“I really loved when Prada Sport came into fashion, which kind of created all the nylon which she had for quite some time. You also wanted a Prada bag, you wanted a Prada shoe, not that you don't today, but that craze for Prada accessories was really big. It was a really big deal.” KindBigsTodayWantedSportsDealsFashionShoesBagsBig DealAccessoriesCrazePradaNylon Author:Roopal Patel
“I think it's changing is that business is not as good as it was and it has become a real question in the world of fashion. You see, bags and shoes don't take on the seasonal quality that fashion does. A black leather bag can be good in any season, but you can't say the same about fashion, particularly about fabrication.” ThinkingWorldDoeRealBlackQualityFashionSeasonsShoesBe GoodBagsLeatherReal QuestionsFabrication Author:Donna Karan
“I've learned a lot about fashion through modeling, but you know what they say, mother knows best. She used to tell me, "Your shoes, bags and belt better match before you walk out the door." I love her, but I don't necessarily agree with that advice anymore!” KnowsUsedMotherWalksDoorsAdviceFashionAgreeShoesI've LearnedBagsBeltsModeling Author:Ashley Graham
“I'll show up at Fashion Week with a mink on with a lion head biting my shoulder. I would love that. Oh my God, with a jaguar tail on my shoes. Something crazy.” ShowsWeekCrazyFashionShoesShouldersLionsTailsBitingJaguarsFashion WeekMink Author:Iman Shumpert
“I was the bohemian in my family, the "this is my favorite shoe and I don't care if it has tape around it" kind of person. The tape could become a fashion statement. Or a political statement.” IfsKindPersonsCarePoliticalFashionMy FamilyShoesMy FavoriteDon't CareStatementsI Don't CareTapeBohemianFashion Statement Author:Erykah Badu
“I was travelling with Bruce Sterling on our mutual Difference Engine tour and he became aware from the experience of travelling with me that I would distinguish among the shoes in a perfectly normal fashion, but form him it was a revelation. There's a very lyrical passage in Holy Fire about old wealthy European men and their shoes, and how beautiful their shoes are, and how there have never been shoes as beautiful. I think that that was probably as close as Bruce will ever get to homage in my direction. I made him aware of footwear fashion.” ThinkingMenMadeBeautifulFormDifferencesFireFashionHolyNormalShoesRevelationsMutualWealthyPassagesEnginesHomageLyricalSterlingFootwearPerfectly Normal Author:William Gibson
“There are so many empty headed people in the fashion business who take themselves way too seriously and I don't think I am at all like one of them. To me there are lots more important things in the world than just having the right shoes!” PeopleThinkingWorldWayImportantFashionEmptyImportant ThingsShoesFashion Business Author:Iris Apfel