Carolina Herrera Quotes
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Fashion is not an investment. If you wear a dress and don't get many compliments, you won't wear it again. It's not like buying bonds.
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When I was living in Los Angeles, I always booked a moisturizing milk-and-honey massage the day before flying to Spain. It was heaven - I never got dry plane skin or felt stiff from sitting in one position.
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You never expect anything when you are 20 because you think that you'll never get older.
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There isn't a book that has changed me, but I have favourites such as 'Pride and Prejudice' which I often re-read.
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I prefer clothes that are simple, well-cut, but with one major extravagance. Something with the sleeves, with the skirt, but nothing too fussy, too flashy.
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Don't wear excessive make-up as you grow older. Young women can wear whatever make-up they want, but if you are older, you will regret it.
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There's a tendency for designers to embellish the size of their business. I never lie.
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I believe that you have to treat the people who work with you like your family.
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Sometimes you see women that don't realize that age is changing your style, and they don't change.
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I very seldom compromise. I am a Capricorn.
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People get nervous accessorising, but there is nothing wrong with adding a belt or a pair of shoes in another colour.
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Elegance isn't solely defined by what you wear. It's how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read.
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I've had work done on my eyes in the past. However, I think there are limits. I wouldn't ever have too much done, as it looks unnatural, and I don't think you should do anything to your lips, as it changes the entire shape of your face.
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Money doesn't buy elegance. You can take an inexpensive sheath, add a pretty scarf, gray shoes, and a wonderful bag, and it will always be elegant.
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Fashion never stops. There is always the new project, the new opportunity.
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You feel very romantic when you're in a ball gown. Everyone should wear one once in a while.
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I'm not going to say that I'm perfect. I do have fashion crises.
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It's not my aspiration to appear on a reality show. That's the last thing I need in my life.
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Feeling good about yourself and your life is very important. I'm a happy woman, happy with my husband, my daughters, my grandchildren. We all get along quite well, and that keeps me centered.
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Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound.
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I don't get my inspiration from books or a painting. I get it from the women I meet.
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I am truly happy with what I've got. But if I could alter something, it would be my hands. I've never been satisfied with them - I would love longer fingers.
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You have to have talent to design and to dress thousands of women or millions of women around the world. And you know very well, the only thing they want is to look more beautiful.
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It's important to find what really suits who you are, because style isn't only what you wear, it's what you project.