Jenny Packham Quotes
-
I love the way that girls turn up at our boutiques knowing all the names of the dresses, and that was happening before we launched our brand Pinterest board.
-
Our dresses take a long time to make.
-
Wonderbra is such an iconic brand with strong design values and great sense of humour.
-
It's always a fantastic moment for me when someone wears one of our designs.
-
In America, I can just be glamorous, which is lovely. People are happy and accepting of exactly what it is I do.
-
I realised as a teenager that I was destined for a creative life and found that fashion design was something I enjoyed and was a potentially successful career path.
-
I have always loved to create pieces that are special, unique. It's very important to me that the dress means something to someone. I've no real interest in making something that's an everyday item.
-
When we first started doing bridal, I found the bridal business very archaic; it was very removed from general fashion.
-
It's funny; in fashion, you can never relax and feel like it's all sorted. Every season, you have to give yourself a challenge and come up with something new and fresh.
-
I love Elizabeth Hurley. I have met her on a few occasions and was stunned by her beauty and her attitude. Very cool and easy going.
-
Both of my grandmothers were needlewomen, so I grew up around dress design.
-
Most of our customers want something glamorous. They want to be looked at, but not for the wrong reasons.
-
We've been seeing a lot of brides buying two dresses for their wedding, especially in America, and a lot of brides are talking about changing shoes halfway through. It is a very long day to be wearing one pair of shoes, however comfortable they are. It is about marrying that combination of style and comfort together.
-
Accessories are the perfect way to add something special. A hair comb or a beaded clutch can be a lovely detail to finish your bridal look.
-
If I don't see an emotional response to a dress, then I think something's wrong.
-
You should dress so that you feel confident.
-
From the 1920s through to the 1970s, bridal was related to the fashion of the times. Then in the 1980s, it became more historical, decadent, and ornate.
-
I play with those two eras a lot. The '70s did actually take quite a lot inspiration from the '30s. I love the '70s, the bold color. There's something very sophisticated about it now, looking back.
-
I like to come home and completely forget about work.
-
I have always aspired to create beautiful designs that make women feel elegant and confident - for me, that is my greatest challenge and inspiration.
-
I think in L.A., every night they're going out somewhere. So you have this culture of dressing up.
-
I think, for us, as an evening wear line, anytime someone on the red carpet wears our dress, it's an endorsement.
-
I feel our brides are empowered women who know what they want and have a strong sense of their identity. Obviously, they love fashion and glamour.
-
I'm so fond of abstract design in the style of Vanderbilt and David Hicks and that whole 1970s era. They took the 1930s and gave it a bit of technicolour.