Carolina Herrera Quotes

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

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

In anything you do, it's important to have your own personality there.

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

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

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

Mistakes in life teach you how to succeed because you want to try again and do it better.

I love myself so much, I simply cannot describe it.

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

You have to find your own style, and it's difficult to define what style is. It's not what you're wearing; it's how you wear it. It's something very personal, and it reflects the way you live and your house, the books you read, the art you have.

I want women to choose something that makes them feel empowered and fantastic and admired by many people.

Glamour is beyond beauty and beyond age. It's like sex appeal.

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

The difference between fashion and art is that fashion is art in movement.

I don't like to follow too many trends because trends tend to make women look like they are wearing uniforms.

The little black dress must be luxurious, rich, sensual, diaphanous, exotic, severe, lush, demure, demanding, frivolous, amusing, and it must linger in memory, but above all, it must be simple and little and black.

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

Just wear what you think looks beautiful.

You have to have curiosity in life. The moment you don't have any more curiosity, then don't do anything. Retire and stay in your house.

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

Femininity is a lot of power. It's allure. And the moment you start competing directly with a man, it's not that fun.

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

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.

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

You can't wait for people to tell you; you have to know yourself.