Karen Elson Quotes
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If a model is going to make some shoes, she's going to make them comfortable.
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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There was this moment, particularly after I had my first child, where I felt like, 'I don't know if I'll ever make a record, or if this is always going to be something just floating around in my head.'
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
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Being a model, you're always the product of somebody else's vision.
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You don't just wake up one morning and decide to become a singer-songwriter.
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I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.
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As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
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Trends come and go, and style evolves. It's important to have pieces of jewelry that are timeless and look chic despite ever-changing fashions.
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I feel Dress for Success is basically about empowering women who were in a disadvantaged situation. The act of wearing a suit when she's walking in the door, it's so powerful - it's about gaining control of their lives and situations.
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I feel like somehow I'm living my life mentally in reverse. It's taken me to my 30s to feel relaxed and comfortable in my skin. I think I'm going to be dancing on tables when I'm 50. I really hope I am.
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At some hotels, I feel like I have to be dressed to the nines - perfectly eccentric - to walk out the door.
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I've been writing songs since I was at least 20. That's what I wanted to do before I became a model.
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As a model, I am at the mercy of everybody else. It's much more of a situation where I go to work, put the clothes on, get in front of the camera, and then go home. But in that process, I never really have control over any of it.
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It's time to give back; you know, I've lived in this beautiful world of fashion for so long, and it's time to really get my hands dirty and get in the trenches and see the world for what it really is.
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I had a diary full of lyrics and whatnot and a little voice recorder of guitar riffs.
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I was always the weirdo at school.
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I've been in a New York City-based cabaret for the past seven years called The Citizens Band. It's possibly one of the most brilliant things I've ever been involved with.
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Ultimately, I've learned to pride myself on being quirky. I very much adore people who are outcasts, and I've always loved to be around interesting, circus-type people.
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I constantly have a devil on my shoulder telling me that what I'm doing is really horrible, and then somehow the lightning strike happens, and everything comes together.
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Think about your menu, and if you're not a skilled chef - which I'm not - follow a recipe. You can't go wrong if you don't cut the fine print.
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I like those stories that capture the brutality of life, but there's still some kind of melancholy romance.
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I don't want my children to ever think that food is taboo.
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I think Jennifer Lawrence is a brilliant role model for young girls, not some of the models that I see on the runway.