One thing I hold against Americans is that they have no flair for the rain. They seem unsettled by it; it's against them: they take it as an assault, an inconvenience! But rain is so wonderfully cleansing, so refreshing, so calming...

For goodness sakes, beware of curls… It is a great art to do them so that the girls not only look modern - but do not suddenly look very vulgar.

You gotta have style to get up in the morning

Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.

I always wear my sweater back-to-front; it is so much more flattering.

Parents, you know, can be terrible.