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."

Growing old gracefully used to begin at about 35, but today women prefer to 'stay young gratefully' with thanks to designers, beauticians and plastic surgeons.

Even the most beautiful legs - Marlene Dietrich's, for instance - look better when the kneecap is covered.

Marlene Dietrich and Roy Rogers are the only two living humans who should be allowed to wear black leather pants.

A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes.

We don't make glamorous movies today. Everything now is very realistic, artistic - and depressing. When is the last time you you saw a wonderful musical or a fabulous fantasy?

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