Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built complete wardrobe on a limited budget. "Money," I tell them, "is no guarantee of taste and the fitness of things, and an overstuffed closet is often as bare as a skeleton when it comes to wearable apparel."

As women, we all have certain weaknesses. I know one who can't resist pretty shoes but has nothing suitable to wear with them. Others adore frilly lingerie but never have any money to buy outer clothing.

A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to prove you're a lady.

Couture has copied my things for years, in addition to countless other costume designers, claiming theirs were the original ideas. It's all part of the business, unfortunately.

There's no such thing as a standard size movie star, or woman for that matter.

Just imagine dressing the two handsomest men in the world, and then getting this!

There are three fashion periods: the past, the present and Mae West.