The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.

You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It's a way of life. Without it, you're nobody.

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

Balenciaga often said that women did not have to be perfect or beautiful to wear his clothes. When they wore his clothes, they became beautiful.

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.

I've always had such wonderful opportunities, but I never made the effort, haven't put on the pressure. But I never took them.

Truth is a hell of a big point with me. Now I exaggerate—always.