28 Quotes by Simon Doonan

Conformity is the only real fashion crime

Conformity is the only real fashion crime.

Wearing a pair of yellow shoes does not make you an interesting person, that is of course unless you’ve just murdered someone in them.

I don’t want a politician who’s thinking about fashion for even one millisecond. It’s the same as medical professionals. The idea of a person in a Comme des Garcons humpback dress giving me a colonoscopy is just not groovy.

Why the hell wouldn’t you want to be one of the fabulous people, the life enhancers, who look interesting and smell luscious and who dare to be gorgeously more fascinating than their neighbors?

Knowing who you really are and dressing the part – with an air of amused recklessness – is life affirming for you and life enhancing for other people.

The message of a leopard-print jumpsuit is clear: ‘I am a huntress who delights in eating the offal of her prey.’

The important thing is not to be masochistic. Women are so hard on themselves. Don’t do that. No one is keeping score.

Apply extreme caution when wearing red in the workplace. Even a simple demure red outfit – a cashmere twinset – can turn you into the office lightning rod. If you are crafty, you can use this to your advantage. To gain the upper hand in an upcoming negotiation, try wearing a flaming red silk blouse and painting your nails red.