What did Charles James mean by: Bonfire of the Vanities: The lesson of that book is, never start believing your own press. Charles James Designer · England Copy
The human mind is never better disposed to gratitude and attachment than when softened by fear. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles James, Attachment, Fear, Gratitude, 0 Charles James Designer · England
We who have been ahead in STYLE have usually been also ahead in our thinking. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles James, Innovation, Progression, Style, 0 Charles James Designer · England
All my seams have meaning – they emphasize something about the body. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles James, Body, Fashion, Meaning, 0 Charles James Designer · England
In fashion even what seems most fragile must be built on cement. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles James, fragility, Resilience, Stability, 0 Charles James Designer · England
There are not many original shapes or silhouettes — only a million variations. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles James, Originality, Variation, 0 Charles James Designer · England
My dresses help women discover figures they didn’t know they had. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles James, Body image, Empowerment, Fashion, 0 Charles James Designer · England
The best design reveals itself during a long fatiguing process of digging into the subconscious. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles James, Creativity, Exploration, Innovation, 0 Charles James Designer · England
It is intolerable that it should be in the power of one blockhead to do so much mischief. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles James, Intolerance, Mischief, Power, 0 Charles James Designer · England
Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The same vices which are huge and insupportable in others we do not feel in ourselves. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I never have wit until I am below stairs. [Fr., Je n’ai jamais d’esprit qu’au bas de l’escalier.] Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France