There's not a business or a master plan as far as I'm concerned. I take it week by week, and I don't think you ever expect to be able to do the next thing.
Lauren ConradI don't kiss on the first date. My friends always make fun of me for that! But I will hold hands.
Lauren ConradI have fashion designers that I definitely respect. After working for a few years in the industry, you want to branch out and do your own thing and I think that's something that has always been important to me is strengthening the brand and just sticking to "this is who we are, this is our identity, this is who we're going to be". I definitely respect other designers but I don't necessarily have one that I look up to.
Lauren ConradJane was wearing a charcoal shift dress. The black dipped into a love V accented with a large black chiffon bow. A layer of delicate black lace peeked out from the bottom of her dress. Her long blond hair was pulled back tightly into a straight ironed ponytail. Her makeup was simple: coral blush on her cheeks and gunmetal shadow brushed under her blue eyes.
Lauren ConradIf you truly love someone, then the only thing you want for them is to be happy....even if its not with you.
Lauren ConradI think that a lot of times, I trust people I shouldn't, and it turns out right, and it makes me feel a little better about it.
Lauren ConradI think a good friend, to me, is all about trust and loyalty. You don't ever want to second-guess whether you can tell your friend something.
Lauren ConradI think I can design a children's line after I have a child. For me, when I take on a new category I feel like I need to be really well educated in it. I have lots of friends with kids, and I enjoy shopping for them, but I think until you have a child, it's really hard.
Lauren ConradA lot of my branding has come from stubbornness - I knew what I liked. I knew what I wanted to do.
Lauren ConradI like to involve myself in charities that help children and also young women in need.
Lauren ConradI think if you're not willing to wear your own clothes, you're doing something wrong. If you're not wearing your own line, you're taking all the fun out of it.
Lauren ConradThe only thing that ever really bothers me is that a lot of people think I'm that girl who hates your boyfriend. I'm really not that girl. Some of my friends' boyfriends are my best friends.
Lauren ConradWhen you're writing a book, you don't want it to be overly trendy because you want people to enjoy it for years and refer back to it.
Lauren ConradDating in Los Angeles can be hard, which makes it all the better when you meet a really nice guy.
Lauren ConradIt's hard to tell people who they should hang out with and who they shouldn't, especially if they aren't ready to hear that. You have to let your friends make their own mistakes sometimes. You can't protect them from everything, or else they'll never learn
Lauren ConradIn high school I spent most of my time in jeans and T-shirts or Juicy sweats. We're such a laid-back town. I mean, people wore bikinis under their clothes half the time, so you didn't really get dressed up to go to school.
Lauren ConradLook at me. Home boy wore combat boots to the beach. I know you donโt want to call that your boyfriend, I know you donโt.
Lauren ConradThe thing about summer is, I think it is pretty easy to dress comfortably, like I tend to gravitate more toward flowy, easy pieces. When summer comes around, I am definitely dressing for comfort.
Lauren ConradMaternity has come a really long way from when my mother or my friends' mothers were shopping, but it's still very limited and it's hard. Just because you become pregnant doesn't mean your style changes. You still want to maintain your same aesthetic, but it can be very challenging with what is out there. It's been interesting to kind of learning to dress around it.
Lauren ConradOne of my biggest goals, especially with writing YA novels, is just to have people enjoy reading.
Lauren ConradI felt bad about myself because certain people were relentlessly attacking me and my reputation. My mom kept saying 'Let it go, Lauren, It doesn't matter' ... [I] realized I had to stop worrying about what other people think. The next day I got a tattoo on my lower back that says 'sticks and stones', because they may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Lauren Conrad