Queen Elizabeth of England is the real fashion icon of the century. And she has a sense of humor.

Most people travel with a good book, but I also keep my agenda with me; I'll flip through the pages and take a few moments to organize my life a little - I rarely get the time to do this normally.

Just wear what you think looks beautiful.

Fashion is magical, a fantasy. It's madness, and it doesn't last. It's changing all the time.

I was schooled at home, then didn't go to university because I married when I was 17. I didn't go into work until late in my life.

Life always has a bit of a challenge in front of you, and that's what makes you fight for it.

The little black dress must be luxurious, rich, sensual, diaphanous, exotic, severe, lush, demure, demanding, frivolous, amusing, and it must linger in memory, but above all, it must be simple and little and black.