Quotes by Michael Kors

People always think that designers hate each other. And we're certainly a competitive lot, but we also enjoy each other's company.

I can't dance and I can't sing too well.

I grew up in a family of people who were obsessed with fashion.

American women often fall into the trap of, 'Oh, these are my weekend clothes. These are my work clothes. This is what I wear at night.' It's so old-fashioned.

In early days, I showed everything I made. There was no such thing as editing a collection. In the ’80s, it got to the point where we’d have shows with a hundred looks. You’d want to order a pizza before it was over!

When you try on something, you have to ask yourself, ‘How many ways could I wear this? Could I wear it to work? To dinner or drinks? Will it span the seasons’ If you have to think too hard about those questions, then skip it.

The minute it gets to a runway, you’re tempted to do some high jinks. I don’t want to show something I won’t produce. I want people to wear the clothes I show.

I not only enjoy it, I think, how do you design things that are applicable to life – unless you live it?

I’m definitely curious. I love pop culture. I’m glued to it. I can watch garbage TV, but then I can also watch great theater.

Because of what’s going on with the economy, I think women are realizing that maybe they don’t need a closet full of clothes. They just need the right clothes.