L'Wren Scott Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by L'Wren Scott:
It's so important your customer can rely on you for your classics.
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When I designed my first house in L.A., I didn't have any money - I did it all on my own. I liked that.
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You can't believe everything you read. I am only six foot three, by the way.
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I'm a fashion designer. I don't want to be defined as someone's girlfriend.
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I didn't particularly like being objectified.
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What resonates culturally with me about Japanese style is that it is very covered up but very sensual.
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My theory is that balance is key - nothing in excess.
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I believe in stopping work and eating lunch.
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I don't think I realized the extremes of my proportions until I moved to Paris. I thought I'd be 'normal' as a model, but actually, even in that world, I was at one end of the spectrum.
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Enhancing a woman's silhouette and enhancing a woman's beauty - both contribute to enhancing her confidence, so they're synonymous, really.
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Even though education was key in my family, I had no access to museums or art where we lived. I was a bit starved.
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People often try to disguise televisions. I always think that makes it worse. It is what it is!
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You don't need to wear Spanx if you buy my clothes. The dress, the trousers, the pencil skirt - they should do the work.
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Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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Guys understand a waistline. They understand a silhouette.
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My entertainment was going to the local dollar movie theatre on the weekend, where I watched old black and white movies. If you wanted current movies, you had to drive to the big city.
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Luxury is a state of mind.
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I have a very big family and a lot of friends, and buying presents is one of my favorite things to do.
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I love seeing women looking great in my clothes. I don't care who they are. I don't quantify people by celebrity.
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Every season I try to top myself, and push it a little further.
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Weirdly, my nickname was Lady. I didn't get Stretch, or Stilts, or Spider Legs - I got Lady. I guess I was always a bit ladylike.
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I think everyone evolves over the years, but I have always had the silhouette that I know suits me. I am never going to wear a frothy, poufy thing that sticks out because I have found a style that works for me, and I stick with it.
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I am obsessed with proportion, and how proportion is perceived.
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I love an iPad game of Scrabble.
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You always have to think in a new modern way, and you always have to push yourself in fashion because it's a big treadmill. You can't really get off it. You just have to move a little faster.
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I was worried that in London I would be judged for who I know rather than what I do. In New York, I am known for fashion.
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Everyone's curves fall in a different place. But you can't put something of mine on and not see curves.
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I always have to have my lipstick. Sometimes I have more than one shade: start with one color for the morning, one for night. Sometimes I have a couple shades just in case I need something more powerful for the day.
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One should always try to do the best you possibly can. I'm not in a race to the finish line - I won't put anything out until it's completely ready. You want to keep it special and unique for the customer.
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Peruvian food is so simple yet amazingly flavored with their traditional spices.
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If you don't feel good in it, don't wear it. Because it'll never look good. Any hesitation in the fitting room and just walk away.
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I dress for men.
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I don't have time to be that girl who does the super workout. But I try to be as fit as possible, given my schedule. Even if I do 20 minutes a day, it's better than nothing.
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I like talking one-on-one to everyone. I find it really sort of cathartic and interesting to hear people's opinions.
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Random things are luxurious to people. It's personal.
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Although my mother didn't necessarily approve of teenage girls wearing heels, she made an exception for me when I was 14 because she didn't want me to be self-conscious about my height - or to slouch.
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Guys understand a waistline. They understand a silhouette. I dress for men.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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I exercise five days a week at home.
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In the future, I'd like to make jewelry and sell it under my own name. But right now, I've got enough on my plate!
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The first thing I do in the morning is take my vitamins. I don't want to say which vitamins; I don't think you should push what you believe in. Doctors should do that, not fashion designers.
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After working with clothes for so long, it seemed right to design them.
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I had to learn to sew when I was growing up, because nothing else fitted me.
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I've worked with lots of musicians - like Tina Turner - and I love when they go in front of the fitting mirror and do their thing, pose, dance. I love that moment!
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I don't really measure success by anything other than if I am happy. That is success to me. Am I happy waking up every morning? And despite the challenges of running my own business, do I look forward to going to work? Absolutely.
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The biggest part of my fashion choices is how comfortable it is.
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Everyone has this perception that the bloggers, they say horrible things about you and they hide behind their computers where you can't see them.
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I'm always working. I work wherever I am.
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I don't like to dictate the style to the customer, I believe people give something their own trend.
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I am a fashion designer, so I guess that makes me an overpacker.
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I grew up listening to Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf and lots of blues, R&B and Motown.
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I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
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I usually build my collections on colors and on staples, so when you buy pieces, you are really adding to your wardrobe, and you're getting a new color palette to play with. The clothes are timeless and modern at the same time.
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If you don't feel good in it, don't wear it, because you'll never look good.
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As a designer, when someone wears my clothes, the biggest compliment I can receive is that the woman looks amazing because my designs have flattered her, not taken over her. I take that philosophy to heart myself each morning when I am getting ready for the day.
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I'm always trying to find something new for my customers. Every season, I try to top myself and push it a little further.
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Women of every age and size really just want to look sexy, while retaining their power and dignity.
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You can celebrate the female form in comfort. We left corsets behind in the dark ages, so why bring them back now?
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I just want to be known for what I do, not who I know.
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I've always been very inspired by fashion. I've always been a big fan of style.
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I love a real-life, movie moment in living color.
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I wanted to create things that you can always pull out of your closet and rely on. I wanted to create a timeless, classic collection of clothing that you can keep expanding on.
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The modern woman has a modern life, and most of us work. There's no time to change before we go out in the evening, so a dress should always look appropriate for day and night.
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I'm not an easy customer. My attention to detail could probably drive you mad. My eye still always goes toward the single flaw.
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I think a girl always needs a cardigan, and I tend to go for the sparkles. I have a minimum of 50 embellished cardigans. I'm not a believer in less is more; I'm sort of a believer in more is necessary.
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When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
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When a garment is in sync with your body and its proportions, it looks and feels amazing, and in France that is something that all women know from a young age.
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I like a very sexy silhouette, and I like to feel like when you put something on, you zip yourself into it, and you're secure in there.
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I am only six foot three, by the way.
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I was so tall and so skinny - I was that kid who couldn't find anything to wear. All the cool kids would have jeans the right length and I would just think, 'What am I going to do?'
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I take a multivitamin, vitamin D, and omega-3 oils every day, and if I'm stressed or run- down, I bulk up on vitamin C and zinc.
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I love to see women who are comfortable in their skin and dress to suit their body - that looks fabulous because it's authentic.
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I never eat where the hotel recommends. I do my own research and then try the most highly rated options.
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It was always sort of my dream to make handbags and I wanted a handbag that was very sharp, very structured, very tailored... I wanted a bag you could put all of your things in it, you can open it, you could close it, you could hid all your tricks, but it's not all lumpy.
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There's lots of things you pull out lipstick for.
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You'll see the most perfect person, and you are like, 'God, she's, like, perfect.' And then she'll tell you everything that's not perfect. Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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