The way that people dress makes them part of an army, dressed in their own uniform, determined to do something
The most powerful element is that a designer has to reflect the times. So often you can only sense a change, and not really understand until much later its significance.
My style has always been to choose the charming and quirky.
I am thrilled to become International Vogue Editor at Condé Nast International, which has a real commitment to journalistic excellence, and to have the opportunity to write for a wider global audience through the Vogue websites.
Just as in life you always marry the same man, so I think you always buy the same clothes over time.
The clothes that fire up my emotions are colorful and "different" pieces. My eye still picks out gilded-cloque glamour from among Burberry's streamlined trench coats or a hand-printed coat from Dries Van Noten.
I am not bothered about fashion's speed-up. I find it quite exciting!
The Romanovs are overtaken by the Indian Maharajahs as American heiresses pick over the carcasses of fallen Empire.
