Carolina Herrera Quotes

I have a responsibility to the woman of today - to make her feel confident, modern and above all else beautiful. — Carolina Herrera

Keep in shape: if you look good, you will feel confident. — Carolina Herrera

I believe that you have to treat the people who work with you like your family. — Carolina Herrera

Don't wear excessive make-up as you grow older. Young women can wear whatever make-up they want, but if you are older, you will regret it. — Carolina Herrera

You feel very romantic when you're in a ball gown. Everyone should wear one once in a while. — Carolina Herrera

Attention to detail is of utmost importance when you want to look good. — Carolina Herrera

There isn't a book that has changed me, but I have favourites such as 'Pride and Prejudice' which I often re-read. — Carolina Herrera

When you're wearing something you feel comfortable in, you move better. That's why the most important accessory you can have is a full-length mirror. — Carolina Herrera

You can be very feminine and be a leader. Christine Lagarde, she's very chic and she dresses very well, and she's a woman. And she has a lot of power. — Carolina Herrera

Do you know what elegance is? It is not only what you're wearing. It is how you wear it. who you are inside. — Carolina Herrera

There's a tendency for designers to embellish the size of their business. I never lie. — Carolina Herrera

You wouldn't know it but I'm no good at ... cooking. My chef does that. — Carolina Herrera

It's not my aspiration to appear on a reality show. That's the last thing I need in my life. — Carolina Herrera

We women manage to do many things at the same time. Men, no. Men do one thing at a time. — Carolina Herrera

The red carpet is very important. You have to be very careful to have the right person dressed in right way. For me, it has to be a perfect look. — Carolina Herrera

British and American women have very different styles and a different way of living. — Carolina Herrera

For me, fashion begins in New York. — Carolina Herrera

I can get ready in 10 minutes. — Carolina Herrera

I was schooled at home, then didn't go to university because I married when I was 17. I didn't go into work until late in my life. — Carolina Herrera

Fashion is to please your eye. Shapes and proportions are for your intellect. — Carolina Herrera

Life is hard. It is not too short, it is too long. But you have to learn how to live; you have to have a sense of humour. — Carolina Herrera

I am very shy. When I go to a charity ball, I don't mind if people look at my sleeves. I mind terribly if I have to say something. — Carolina Herrera

People confuse vulgar and naked with sexiness. You want the mystery! — Carolina Herrera

Latinas who come to the U.S. should adapt, learn English and become a part of the community. — Carolina Herrera

Elegance isn't solely defined by what you wear. It's how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read. — Carolina Herrera

Sometimes you see women that don't realize that age is changing your style, and they don't change. — Carolina Herrera

Fashion should be fun. It shouldn't be labelled 'intellectual.' — Carolina Herrera

Money doesn't buy elegance. You can take an inexpensive sheath, add a pretty scarf, gray shoes, and a wonderful bag, and it will always be elegant. — Carolina Herrera

Politics are private. I don't understand people who try to convince you to join one party or another. — Carolina Herrera

Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. — Carolina Herrera

Perfection does not exist - only God is perfect. — Carolina Herrera

In general, fashion is challenging. Everything from clothes to fragrances. — Carolina Herrera

Always choose style over fashion: wear something that makes you look beautiful. — Carolina Herrera

People get nervous accessorising, but there is nothing wrong with adding a belt or a pair of shoes in another colour. — Carolina Herrera

Some people take fashion very seriously ... but that's not right ... Fashion should be fun! — Carolina Herrera

Fashion never stops. There is always the new project, the new opportunity. — Carolina Herrera

I don't like trends. They tend to make everybody look the same. — Carolina Herrera

A wedding dress is both an intimate and personal for a woman - it must reflect the personality and style of the bride. — Carolina Herrera

I don't get my inspiration from books or a painting. I get it from the women I meet. — Carolina Herrera

Intuition is a strong feminine quality. — Carolina Herrera

I don't think women need another black bag. Everybody has a black bag already, so I thought this season (needs) color. — Carolina Herrera

I rarely go into a shop on holiday, because fashion and design are what I'm involved in every day. I need another world. — Carolina Herrera

I was brought up with considerable discipline, and I was taught it wasn't proper to display certain very private emotions in public. — Carolina Herrera

Work doesn't seem to interfere with my life. I have time for everything, even time to be alone. — Carolina Herrera

It's important to find what really suits who you are, because style isn't only what you wear, it's what you project. — Carolina Herrera

Age is something only in your head or a stereotype. Age means nothing when you are passionate about something. — Carolina Herrera

A man has to have sensibility, wit, mystery, tolerance, and strength ... Romance also helps. — Carolina Herrera

I'm not going to say that I'm perfect. I do have fashion crises. — Carolina Herrera

Fashion has always been a repetition of ideas, but what makes it new is the way you put it together. — Carolina Herrera

All women like to have their clothes admired, and those that deny it are lying. — Carolina Herrera

I have always loved trouser suits. It's something I absolutely believe in for women. — Carolina Herrera

Luxury will be always around, no matter what happens in the world. — Carolina Herrera

When you live and work in different time zones, you spend a lot of time on airplanes. — Carolina Herrera

I didn't long to be a designer. I always liked fashion, but it was always a bit sleeping in me. — Carolina Herrera

Fashion is not an investment. If you wear a dress and don't get many compliments, you won't wear it again. It's not like buying bonds. — Carolina Herrera

When you do something that you like, and you think you can keep doing it, you don't think about retiring. — Carolina Herrera

You never expect anything when you are 20 because you think that you'll never get older. — Carolina Herrera

I very seldom compromise. I am a Capricorn. — Carolina Herrera