To lead the good life in New York, the two most important things for a woman are a chauffeur and a fur-lined raincoat. If you have those two things, you’re made.

Humor is important in everything. Dress with a little humor and you can go a long way.

If you're lucky enough to get old, I think you should celebrate it.

I don’t expect to find inspiration. It just sort of comes. Sometimes you step on a bug and you get inspired.

Fashion you can buy, but style you possess. The key to style is learning who you are, which takes years. There’s no how-to road map to style. It’s about self-expression and, above all, attitude.

To find out who you are is like putting yourself on a psychiatric couch, but you have nobody to help you. Really it isn't easy. I was talking with my nephew this morning and he gave me one of the best quotes I've heard in years 'Personal style is curiosity about oneself.'

When you don't dress like everybody else, you don't have to think like everybody else.