Geoffrey Beene

Fashion is treated too much as news rather than what it is, what it does and how it performs. ”

Clothes should be as interesting on the inside as on the outside. Even if you enjoy it totally alone, it's important. ”

A woman should be less concerned about Paris and more concerned about whether the dress she's about to buy relates to the way she lives. ”

The influence of Paris, for instance, is now minimal. Yet a lot is written about Paris fashion. ”

Designis a revelation to me. It's like taking something that is not alive and giving it form, shape, substance, and life. ”