“[W]hat is sexual in a high heel is the arch of the foot, because it is exactly the position of a woman’s foot when she orgasms…So putting your foot in a heel, you are putting yourself in a possibly orgasmic situation.”
“One of the nail colors was first called Bitter Chocolate, and it is such a dark, dramatic shade that I changed it to Bitter Bitch. My favorite is Lost Cherry [a lip color]. If you wear it, and you haven’t, then you just might.” -Tom Ford in the October issue of Allure, discussing his new Read more →
“I really take the time to choose my models: I don’t think one should ever be a model-guzzler. One must give the model a spirit.”
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Read more →
“I used to smoke so much pot when I was living there [the Dutch town of Mierlo]. That’s why I can’t remember so much. But really it’s just a plant.” –Model Lara Stone in T magazine, on how pot smoking has affected her. She also praised the social benefits which Amsterdam’s red-light district prostitutes receive. Read more →
“It hurts when you’re having a tough day and someone says, ‘She’s so fucking ugly I wouldn’t let my dog near her.’ ” Nobody said that! “Yes, they have,” she insists. “And 500 people ‘liked’ it!”
Q. What eminent designer puts what seems like 150 looks on the runway — bottom-grabbing pencil skirts; tiny purple Floradora dresses — and forbids photography (apparently to lend an air of exclusivity, but in this case, maybe to protect his reputation) and emerges on the runway at the end of the show, then stands around Read more →
“I had all my editors telling me they’ve lost their deposits, they have no more money, and what should they do? That seemed to me a great opportunity for us to help…It was adorable. It was about the industry helping each other. It was a very small thing, but it felt good. We’re not going Read more →
“I don’t take drugs because if I did I’d love them–I’d be a junkie. And because I’m Jewish, I’d probably be a dealer, too.” -Alber Elbaz in a hilarious and utterly charming interview with Vogue UK, on the pressures designers face and their coping mechanisms. Read the whole thing. It’s worth it.
I’m sure some have wanted to ‘tie me up and tie me down’ and perhaps others wanted to tape my mouth shut! But this is something I would only permit for this issue dedicated to Pedro [Almodovar] as he always does everything “tongue-in-cheek.” I only know Pedro socially. However, what I have always liked about Read more →
At the most surface level, I kissed girls because, hey, it’s a good time. Kissing is a sensual experience, and I fancy myself as somewhat of a hedonist who’ll take his pleasures where he can get them. … [F]or me the spectacle was nothing without the audience. I’m not saying I rallied crowds to watch Read more →
