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."

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

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

Life is competitive; clothes gird us for the competition.

What a costume designer does is a cross between magic and camouflage. We create the illusion of changing the actors into what they are not. We ask the public to believe that every time they see a performer on the screen he's become a different person.

Building a proper wardrobe is like building a home. Indeed, you should think of it like a home, because it is something you're going to live in. It must be comfortable and suit all your needs.

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