I was always fascinated by the absurdities and luxuries and the snobbism of the world that fashion magazines showed. Of course, it’s not for everyone...But I lived in that world, not only during my years in the magazines business but for years before, because I was always of that world-- at least in my imagination.

Pink is the navy blue of India.

The two greatest mannequins of the century were Gertrude Stein and Edith Sitwell - unquestionably. You just couldn't take a bad picture of those two old girls

This is a weakness of the world. Someone thinks they've discovered something for the first time. They want to be authoritative about it.

No one cuts backs like he did. No one knows what a back is anymore.

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

Oh, but I think that thoughtfulness and manners are everything.