“A status symbol is a book. A very easy book to read is The Catcher in the Rye. Walk around with that under your arm, kids. That is status.”

“I never look at fashion magazines. I find them incredibly boring. To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I've got books I need to read. More people should read books. It's the most concentrated experience you can have. You know, all those incredible geniuses concentrated their lifetimes' experiences in books. It's much better than chattering away to somebody who's never read anything and knows nothing at all.”

“You have to go faster than the system.”

“Fashion is life-enhancing and I think it's a lovely, generous thing to do for other people”

“Buy less, choose well & do it yourself!”

“Intelligence is composed mostly of imagination, insight, things that have nothing to do with reason.”

“It is not possible for a man to be elegant without a touch of femininity.”