The Romanovs are overtaken by the Indian Maharajahs as American heiresses pick over the carcasses of fallen Empire.
Suzy MenkesThe clothes that fire up my emotions are colorful and "different" pieces. My eye still picks out gilded-cloque glamour from among Burberry's streamlined trench coats or a hand-printed coat from Dries Van Noten.
Suzy MenkesThe most powerful element is that a designer has to reflect the times. So often you can only sense a change, and not really understand until much later its significance.
Suzy MenkesJust as in life you always marry the same man, so I think you always buy the same clothes over time.
Suzy Menkes