167 Quotes by Carolina Herrera

I love books; my suitcases are always full of them. Books and shoes. I read when I am sad, when I am happy, when I am nervous. My favourite British author is Jane Austen, and my favourite American one is John O'Hara.

You have to have curiosity in life. The moment you don't have any more curiosity, then don't do anything. Retire and stay in your house.

I was brought up with considerable discipline, and I was taught it wasn't proper to display certain very private emotions in public.

Have I ever been horrified to see someone in my clothes? Many times, but I close my eyes and look the other way. That happens to everyone. What can you do? Go and tell her, 'Don't wear that dress again'? We designers always have fantasies in our heads, but the difficult task is to make them reality. Because you can be the best designer, but designing in your own place and with nobody wearing [your clothes], then what happens? You're nowhere.

You can't wait for people to tell you; you have to know yourself.

Fashion should be fun. It shouldn't be labelled 'intellectual.'

I rarely go into a shop on holiday, because fashion and design are what I'm involved in every day. I need another world.

You have to have a full-length mirror in your house so you can see what is missing and what you have to add to your look.

People get nervous accessorising, but there is nothing wrong with adding a belt or a pair of shoes in another colour.