I do believe there’s a heaven. I do believe that God has given me the resilience and the survival skills to withstand the chiffon trenches.

You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you’re disconnected. You have to realize that fashion is not the endgame.

I have always admired stylishly confident women who dress with great authority. This lifelong love of elegance began with the humble wardrobe of my late grandmother Mrs. Bennie Frances Davis.

I always feel comfortable, basically in any situation except perhaps airports.

Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning? Or groceries?

I love sitting through long things. I mean, ‘Gone With the Wind’ I will sit through; I love sitting somewhere for four hours, for anything. I love being on a train. I love sitting down...

The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets.

There are no more Elizabeth Taylors. You could be fascinated by her, she lived so many lives, she lived far, she loved the jewels; she had gaudy taste but she had extraordinary talent.

I will sit in the car on the way to a meeting and just smile. I really mean that. It helps you get through life. If you have nothing to say, smile. Look up at...

I only watch MSNBC for the news.

I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to...

I watch Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, and Chris Matthews. That’s what I watch every night. By the time I’ve watched them, I don’t have time to watch reality TV shows.

I just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don’t want to see skyscrapers.

What’s that show? ‘TMZ’? They stand there and say, ‘I’ve got this on this person.’ The focus on celebrities can be detrimental because people could be thinking of other things, but it’s a part of...

In the heyday of the Oscars, there were electric sparks flying. When Cher went in her fabulous Bob Mackie dress and her Mohawk, and Bjoerk with her swan dress. Then we thought it was bad...

Snooki and Honey Boo Boo. These are big celebrities in the U.S. You want to throw up.

It’s always great to have things from France at a wedding. It’s symbolic of style, of culture, of taste.

I’m not going to go to the local theater to spend $12… when I can get a screening copy of a film. I don’t get screeners myself, but I can borrow from my friends or...

I went to Brown to be a French professor, and I didn’t know what I was doing except that I loved French. When I got to Paris and I could speak French, I know how...

Mrs. Obama has a hug – a sincere and friendly embrace – that has become familiar to countless supporters from coast to coast. And when she talks to you, she focuses all her calm attention...

Look at ‘American Idol,’ which I don’t look at. Those winners haven’t become household names except for Jennifer Hudson, and she was a reject. You can’t aim to be a household name. You just have...

I only take risks in couture, but I don’t take risks in athleticism.

The zenith of elegance in any woman’s wardrobe is the little black dress, the power of which suggests dash and refinement.

The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time.

In my day you didn’t speak until spoken to.

Uggs are comfort shoes, and it’s important to have a shoe that gives you a sense of comfort. I have about 15 pair of Uggs – the same shoe, the same color. And I also...

People love fashion exhibits because they can fantasize. They can respond to a dress even if they can never wear a dress like that.

I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother.

When my best friends doubt their little black dresses, they call me on the telephone seeking reassurance.

Waiting in line for something mundane is very boring. Waiting for my doctor to see me and waiting for my dentist to see me, yes, that is boring.

It’s incorrect to assume you can be a fashion editor because you blog, if you don’t have experience to look at fashion in a professional way.

When I have interns, I always say, ‘Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.’ People remember that – not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope.

There is room in today’s world for men to wear dresses.

Reality TV, although I’m a part of it, I think reality TV is a terrible thing.

You can never have too many black pumps. Never!

I’d like to be remembered as someone who made a difference in the lives of young people – that I nurtured someone and taught them to pursue their dreams and their careers, to leave a...

Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career.

I like the idea of being warm and secure. That’s what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty.

Uggs can be as chic as heels for women.

When I was a young boy, growing up in Durham, North Carolina, the women in my family were truly passionate about their clothes; nothing was more beautiful to me than women dressing with the utmost,...

Stella McCartney, not only is she a designer, she is a mother of four, and she lives for practicality. She understands what a woman needs to wear to work and what a woman needs to...

The happiest moments of my childhood were spent on my grandmother’s front porch in Durham, N.C., or at her sister’s farmhouse in Orange County, where chickens paraded outside the kitchen’s screen door and hams were...

I suppose the most daring thing I’ve ever done is try to water ski. And that was not successful.

I personally go to the airport looking like a homeless person, because I think people will leave me alone. But I dress myself with my luggage – all my luggage matches.

Valentino made my day suit for the wedding of Paloma Picasso in Paris.

People need to be edited; life needs to be edited. I need to be edited.

I love people – it is not the fashion, it is the people in fashion I love.

When I do entertain, in the summer, which is rare, I receive my guests on the front porch, set up wicker trays found at Pottery Barn, and serve iced beverages. Anytime I do welcome friends,...

I’m usually at home and in bed by 10 o’clock. I do not want to be out at anybody’s New Year’s Eve party.

I don’t tear down. I prefer to build up.