Where would fashion be without literature?

You gotta have style to get up in the morning

Power has got to be the most intoxicating thing in the world—and of all forms of power the most intoxicating is fame.

I went to work to make money, not because I was bored. It was money that I wanted.

No one had a better sense of luxury than Coco Chanel, She really had the spirit of the 20th Century.

The hottest thing in the world is to wear pants with stockings.

One is born with good taste. It's very hard to acquire. You can acquire the patina of taste. But what Elsie Mendl had was something else that's particularly American––an appreciation of vulgarity. Vulgarity is a very important ingredient in life. I'm a great believer in vulgarity––if it's got vitality. A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste––it's hearty, it's healthy, it's physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I'm against.