45 Quotes by Elsa Schiaparelli

Give a man a chance, and he'll be so casual that he won't bathe, shave, or comb his hair. He'll just depend on his animal magnetism to get him by.

Some women succeed at being strong and also tender, but most of those who have intended to walk alone, making their own way, have lost their happiness.

The woman over 50 must be very frank with herself.

Fortunately, or unforunately for me, I am always at my best when I am unhampered: when I can let myself go and have a little fun.

Many men admire strong women, but they don't love them.

There are two classes of women in Soviet Russia. There is the professional class, which has taken the place of the nobility and includes government officials, artists, doctors, composers and writers as well as former members of the old nobility whose sympathy is with the Soviets, and also the peasant class.

Women can learn from men and improve their 'chic.' A man wouldn't think of wearing a tight shoe or one that didn't harmonize with his suit.

There are times to be casual and times to be correct. It's all right to wear a sweater and slacks on a picnic, but they don't belong in the theater or the drawing room.

You cannot choose beforehand what you want to use for a suit. You may want to change your mind a dozen times before you are through.