I want to get away from couture just being done for a picture or for a single moment on the red carpet. I want to try and convince women that couture can be worn in the day and that there's a reality and relevance there, because that's what Mr. Christian Dior wanted.


Raf Simons

  Email Quote to Friends   Link to Quote   Create Short URL  Publish Text About This Quote   Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
  See Recommended Quotes For You

Related

On 9/11, that morning, I was in a Christian Dior Couture appointment at the Hotel Pierre.
ANDRE LEON TALLEY
Back in the day, I was a Royce Gracie fan and a fan of Tank Abbott. It's always the different-lo...
BROCK LESNAR
I believe that there is a Matrix and... to be more accurate I am in the Pornography Matrix.
DEYTH BANGER
There's plenty of money out there. They print more every day. But this ticket, there's only five of ...
ROALD DAHL
I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES
I want you to be able to go to Aquazzura and find a shoe for every occasion, whether that's a re...
EDGARDO OSORIO
The kind of person who's going to stand on the red carpet and love the attention and have the bi...
VICTORIA BECKHAM
I can't be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that's what I wanted. I wanted feedbac...
ADAM OATES
Boys can just wear a suit on the red carpet and that's fine, but for girls it's all about th...
MAISIE WILLIAMS
I think that, a lot of times in Hollywood pictures, the reality, the messy reality of women's li...
HALEY BENNETT
For me, every photograph is a portrait; the clothes are just a vehicle for what I want to say. You&#...
PETER LINDBERGH
I don't think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world....
OLIVIER THEYSKENS
I'm just going to be myself; there's no reason for me to try and go out there and put a cert...
PAIGE VANZANT
I've worn dresses from all different price ranges, and the thing that couture dresses have in co...
BEYONCE KNOWLES
I definitely consider myself a Christian. There's things that I believe in, there's things I...
BIG SEAN
I don't work all day, every day on 'Rizzoli & Isles,' but I work every day. It may b...
BRUCE MCGILL
I had the luck at 18 to become assistant to Christian Dior, and to succeed him at 21 and to meet wit...
CHRISTIAN DIOR
I've never tried to do couture, because it's a whole different beast.
TOMMY HILFIGER
Beaming into the thick of a tree without becoming a lifelong tree hugger was a tricky business. A pr...
CHRISTINA ENGELA
I want to walk the red carpet at the Oscars. I am in awe of the ceremony, and winning an Oscar would...
KARAN JOHAR
Driving will never be away from me - I can't just give it up. It's all I've ever done, a...
JIMMIE JOHNSON
I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes.
CRAIG GROESCHEL
I've been very hands-on with everything I've done since I had my children. And it's just...
BRITNEY SPEARS
What I don't like to hear in music is something has not been thought through: that a sound is ju...
ZEDD
I don't want to get married - I've been there and done that. So I know what I'm talking ...
LONI LOVE
Seven innings, three starts in a row, that's an improvement for me, and that's what I want t...
DREW POMERANZ
I think it's particularly fun not being a full-time showbiz reporter because you still have the ...
DARYN KAGAN
Relevance, for me, is about being creative and doing things that you believe in, whether that's ...
LARRY MULLEN, JR.
I believe when the music is being sung or being played, at the end of it, there's some sort of g...
BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE
There can be a progression to the dream; there can be steps to it. When you dissect any successful p...
AVA DUVERNAY
I think there's been a decline in the public's access to what's being done with their ta...
BILL KELLER
I feel so honored to be able to say "What I do is for my son" without that being an excuse to do stu...
C. JOYBELL C.
There's a long way to fall when you pretend that you're so far away from the earth, far away...
RIHANNA
I like to be other people, not me. And when you're on the red carpet, it's like, 'Here&#...
TOM HARDY
I want to be back on Broadway one day. That's a dream of mine. There's nothing like live the...
NATURI NAUGHTON
I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was rea...
CAITY LOTZ
Don't get between me and a really good picture in the darkroom, because then I want to go straig...
SALLY MANN
There's a lot of weight on the shoulders of a single parent, and that's taken a lot of energ...
JOANNA CASSIDY
I don't know; it's hard for me to understand people that want to get out there and protest o...
D. B. SWEENEY
I actually do not believe that there are any collisions between what I believe as a Christian, and w...
FRANCIS COLLINS
I try and tell all the kids that I meet that hope to be amazing one day and be a professional athlet...
TIM HOWARD
I just think that there's so much judgment in the world, whether it's coming from women in g...
HILARY DUFF
Growing up in Ohio and just being kind of an average guy from flyover country - my dad was a factory...
ROGER AILES
First there's my role just as an executive being responsible for advertising, regardless of gend...
SUSAN WOJCICKI
I think about museums often. There are things that I want museums to do that they often don't. F...
DOUG AITKEN
I did that Dior Couture 60th anniversary show in July. It took so long to get ready, I think I would...
LINDA EVANGELISTA
There are things I want to get done, and If I can reconnect where I was before, working on the issue...
CHARLES BASS
Some days I want to look like a hipster kid, and then other days I want to be prim and proper. I rea...
SOPHIE TURNER
Speed Reader: Nothing more than… "Getting knowledge in a fast way".

(Note: What's that?...
DEYTH BANGER
I think that we're in a really amazing time, where there are really a lot of really fantastic fe...
WHITNEY CUMMINGS
Women are just beginning to see that; there's something about being a woman that's innately ...
KENNY LOGGINS
On a film set, for me, there's so much more time to process what's going on than there is on...
TAYLOR SCHILLING
There's reality shows and things like that and I think 'Parenthood's kind of a throwback...
MONICA POTTER
Because I'm the author of my screenplays I know what I'm looking for. It's true that I c...
MICHAEL HANEKE
We're veering away from being a denim and shirt company. We're aiming to be a bit more couture.
DANIEL HERNANDEZ
I definitely try to be myself and not try to imitate other performers. That's why I got my music...
LUIS FONSI
Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted Valentino to design my wedding dress. Valentino is the defi...
NICKY HILTON
There's a lot of music at my fingertips that I can be influenced by. And just because I play a h...
TROMBONE SHORTY
Since I was from the theater, that's how I learned how to go through the process of being a char...
CAMPBELL SCOTT
Music is my life. I love doing it, so I just do it nonstop all day. And with dancing, I wanted to pu...
AUSTIN MAHONE
If I need to take a break from work, I'll just Google dogs that are up for adoption in L.A. I re...
GEORGIA KING
There's obviously a sense of responsibility that comes with having this following and having fan...
CAMERON DALLAS
There's a great appetite for smart television. Every day I get up and there are interesting stor...
CHARLIE ROSE
I just want to be successful. I'm not going to sit here and be like, 'I want to win a Grammy...
LIL UZI VERT
In the military I could exercise the power of being automatically respected because of the medals on...
KARL MARLANTES
I'm just totally into being strong. There's something about wanting to get a jar or whatever...
MAGGIE Q
There's an appetite for vigour in films. The camera loves a bit of movement. Movement is usually...
JOANNA LUMLEY
People sometimes get a little extra criticism when they try something that they don't normally d...
KRISTEN WIIG
I'm always calculating what I want to do, who I want to be, what I want to accomplish. I don'...
CHRIS PINE
Reality television paints a simple black-and-white world of good characters and bad characters; peop...
MOLLY O'KEEFE
There's a huge part of me that's thinking about perfection. I have to fight that urge, to tr...
AARON DIEHL
When we say there's a dearth of women directors, it's not that there's a lack of women w...
AVA DUVERNAY
I think there's so many points of view that you want to make sure your stories are being told fr...
MELISSA MCCARTHY
I know there are people, if I go into a market or a city for the first time, there are people that a...
JEFF DANIELS
I remember in high school thinking that I wanted to be a lawyer, and now I realize I saw that movie ...
AARON DOUGLAS
I think there's escapist moviemaking, and we want to be captivated and taken away. If it's d...
RYAN REYNOLDS
I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own lif...
ZHANG ZIYI
I'm going to go away on vacation, I'm going to try to get away from the phone, away from scr...
PARKER STEVENSON
I want to be on a show that's not sensitive to racial jokes; I want to be on one where they call...
WALE
By the time I was 25 or 26, I would have earned a million, but if you looked in the bank account, it...
ERIC BRISTOW
There's such a stereotype about men and women. Obviously, people think men are faster and strong...
KACY CATANZARO
I'm not a great sleeper. I try and do too many things every day. I think that I get very obsessi...
ELIZABETH DEBICKI
That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it.
EMINEM
For starters, that’s a rather simple principle of Time Travel right there – and according to the...
CHRISTINA ENGELA
I have learned from personal experience that putting trust in God means there will be some unanswere...
JOYCE MEYER
There's always going to be the circumstances you can't plan for. There's always the unex...
JASON SILVA
There is definitely a comeback of the idea of dressing well every day. Nowadays, suits can be worn f...
BRUNELLO CUCINELLI
There's so many other things I want to do. I don't want to do them to be different or just f...
LA INDIA
There's always blood on the carpet when I play Beethoven at the piano. I hate playing the piano!...
CHARLES HAZLEWOOD
I won't do advertising if they bring a layout and say, 'This is what we want to do,' bec...
DAVID BAILEY
I don't really have a career plan. There's no joy for me to just be a personality in my work...
TAMMY BLANCHARD
I wanted to be looked at for the skateboarder that I was. I didn't want to be the 36-year-old sk...
JASON LEE
I think that plays are probably the most personal, because it's just me in charge, but sometimes...
DAVID HENRY HWANG
Success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing. If you can enjoy it, it's wonderful. If it st...
GENE WILDER
I don't set goals. Like, that's what I want to be doing however many years from now. I do wh...
AYUMI HAMASAKI
If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you...
VAL KILMER
As an actor, there's a bit of you that's decided you want to be looked at and watched, but t...
RALPH FIENNES
All I did from day-to-day is coach. That's what my job was, that's what my passion was, and ...
PAT RILEY
I've read crime fiction all my life. A thing that's bothered me about crime fiction is that ...
STIEG LARSSON
You can repeat things because it's on a set and there are actors. But if it's a great moment...
LARRY CHARLES

More Raf Simons

The Chanel woman? I don't even need to see; I smell her from round the corner.
RAF SIMONS
One of the first things I picked up when I was very, very young out of a record store was work from ...
RAF SIMONS
If I see a fashion show with literal influences, it doesn't make me think any more. It doesn'...
RAF SIMONS
I am somebody who focuses on a dialogue between generations - that's the drive of my work. I bel...
RAF SIMONS
I'm shy, but not on a one-to-one basis. Over the years, I have become acclimatised to a bit of p...
RAF SIMONS
My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in ...
RAF SIMONS
For me, Warhol made so much sense.
RAF SIMONS
In the nineties, it was common to see people who expressed themselves through one designer - the Jil...
RAF SIMONS
Berlin is in a state of transition. There are lots of people who don't stay here. They pass thro...
RAF SIMONS
Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everythi...
RAF SIMONS
I fantasise about what the future could be in terms of aesthetic and psychology. It's the most d...
RAF SIMONS
You can instantly spot a Chanel woman, so I want to develop the Dior woman.
RAF SIMONS
Every weekend, I'm on the highway to Antwerp. I need to be there, to have the calm. It's a w...
RAF SIMONS
Computers let people avoid people, going out to explore. It's so different to just open a websit...
RAF SIMONS
I'm a designer, and for me, things are always evolving, and such evolution is necessary.
RAF SIMONS
I'd like to see fashion slow down a bit. What freaks me out about fashion today is the speed - t...
RAF SIMONS
My challenge is to find a beautiful balance: to make women beautiful, to make a woman dream to wear ...
RAF SIMONS
I'm usually very attracted to things that I can't define. If something's too clear, it&#...
RAF SIMONS
Dress codes and gestures and attitudes have always inspired me, as has youth culture in general, alt...
RAF SIMONS
I'm not so rock and roll. I'm more techno.
RAF SIMONS
My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
RAF SIMONS
The fashion world doesn't know the word 'stop,' so you have to make sure there are subli...
RAF SIMONS
My inspiration is endless; I can't define it. It is a constant flow and evolution. In general, I...
RAF SIMONS
Fashion is such an octopus. You're connected to so many people: suppliers, pattern makers, produ...
RAF SIMONS
You cannot have adoration without being criticized.
RAF SIMONS
My point of view is that if I love a certain kind of beauty, I want more of that beauty. I don't...
RAF SIMONS
I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then...
RAF SIMONS
I don't have so many things in the fashion world that interest me. It's probably because I a...
RAF SIMONS
I see there is a lot of behaviour in men's fashion, which is systematic. It's a lot about al...
RAF SIMONS
L.A. interests me, the whole band scene and relaxed carefree feel, but it does not mean you have to ...
RAF SIMONS
My dad's a photographer, and my sister is a writer and a poet. My little brother is a mandolin p...
TIMOTHY SIMONS
David Letterman was my guy growing up. My parents recorded the tenth anniversary special for me, and...
TIMOTHY SIMONS
There is a very definite Russian heart in me; that never dies. I think you're born and you live ...
PAULLINA SIMONS
There is that great thing of D.C. being Hollywood for ugly people. There's very distinct crossov...
TIMOTHY SIMONS
....and when Tatiana lifted her glistening eyes to him, Alexander was looking down at her with his I...
PAULLINA SIMONS
I was born tall. I was awkward and gangly. Before that, I was a really chubby elementary school kid....
TIMOTHY SIMONS
I'm very much in favor of vaccinations, and I've been very vocal about that because it's...
TIMOTHY SIMONS
Tatiana: "Why did we spend two days fighting when we could have been doing this?"
Alexander: "T...
PAULLINA SIMONS
I got into a conversation with EMI, and they said they were very interested in releasing the song be...
EVA SIMONS
Fishers of fish and fishers of men.
CORY SIMONS
He is lying on dirty straw. He has been beaten so many times, his body is one bloodied bruise; he is...
PAULLINA SIMONS
Tania, there is so much still ahead of you. Be patient with life
PAULLINA SIMONS
You will find a way to live without me. You will find a way to live for both of us,' Alexander said ...
PAULLINA SIMONS
Love is when he is hungry and you feed him. Love is knowing when he is hungry.
PAULLINA SIMONS
Good-bye, my moonsong and my breath, my white nights and golden days, my fresh water and my fire. Go...
PAULLINA SIMONS
Ask yourself these three questions, Tatiana Metanova, and you will know who you are. Ask: What do be...
PAULLINA SIMONS
We walk alone through this world, but if we're lucky, we have a moment of belonging to something, to...
PAULLINA SIMONS
It's sad when they advertise a detective slot for $9.50 an hour. I pay my babysitter more.
DAVID SIMONS
It was a simple move so customers can see the produce being made and see how fresh our ingredients a...
SCOTT SIMONS
People who are funny and smart and return phone calls get much better press than people who are just...
HOWARD SIMONS
This has given us a venue to talk about Community of Courage.
CAROLE SIMONS
This is a really weird role for me.
CAROLE SIMONS
I thought they were just going to use my head.
CAROLE SIMONS
It is a dangerous world -- things that happen far away hit our doorstep, and affect our lives . And ...
WILL SIMONS
I've lived with myself for a very long time, so I'm aware of what I look like. I'm under...
TIMOTHY SIMONS
We've already talked about next year and how much we want to come back here. We lose a lot and we wi...
CALEB SIMONS
I want to get back here again real bad. I worked so hard this year to get here, but I will work even...
CALEB SIMONS
I think we will be able to handle the feeling of playing at the Breslin because we played at the Pal...
CALEB SIMONS
It's an underdog story about college sports. Rudy has always wanted to play for Notre Dame, and he a...
BRIAN SIMONS
It's about how he introduces music in general to the kids at school.
BRIAN SIMONS
He breaks a lot of rules to teach them about poetry.
BRIAN SIMONS
Though outwardly Kristina maintained that a clean room was a symptom of a diseased mind (for how cou...
PAULLINA SIMONS
We always write home to let our family and friends know what we're doing.
CORY SIMONS
We have a good relationship with people of other faiths ... they're very nice to us.
CORY SIMONS
It's easy to get along - we're both here for the same reason.
CORY SIMONS
If it happens to someone you love, it makes you that much more motivated to make a change.
DAVE SIMONS
Ask yourself three questions [...] and you will know who you are. Ask: what do you believe in? What ...
PAULLINA SIMONS
I think the absolute worst job I ever had - not because it was a terrible job, just because I was ju...
TIMOTHY SIMONS
I saved you for me.
PAULLINA SIMONS
There were other things,too, to ask him. Always she tries to be less forward. Always she tried to fi...
PAULLINA SIMONS
Please don't die," she whispered. "I don't think I can bury
you. I already buried everyone els...
PAULLINA SIMONS
One of the remarkable things about transports over the last couple of years is how much they ignored...
HOWARD SIMONS
I'm just a girl from Amsterdam. It's a small city. Everybody knows Amsterdam, but it's s...
EVA SIMONS
Sometimes when I'm dancing and don't put in enough hairspray, I wind up looking like a... wh...
EVA SIMONS
Music is real when it goes inside you. You know when you really love someone, and you look into thei...
EVA SIMONS
It's a comedy. A great one.
KATIE SIMONS
If they're this crazy now. Imagine how they'll be on stage.
KATIE SIMONS
It's a classic story that teaches kids about becoming part of a community. Kids have loved this stor...
KATIE SIMONS
It's no coincidence that Brick drinks Echo Springs bourbon. All the metaphors point to these broken ...
KATIE SIMONS
You really get to know these people. It almost becomes a detective story. Why is Brick like this?
KATIE SIMONS
What has kept it current all these years is that it's so true to family relationships and the way we...
KATIE SIMONS
This will be an exciting addition to Santa Clarita. It's very refreshing to add a brand new hotel wi...
JEFF SIMONS
I think the state education department is focused in the right areas. And one of those areas continu...
JEFF SIMONS
The data that we're getting back on the terms of how well our students are doing is remarkable. We s...
JEFF SIMONS
We were committed to using the new technology to bring better service to our customers.
ROBERT SIMONS
Everything comes at a price. Everthing in your life. The question you have to ask yourself is, what ...
PAULLINA SIMONS
Not bombs nor my broken heart can take away from me walking barefoot with you in jasmine June throug...
PAULLINA SIMONS
A bus came. The soldier turned away from her and walked toward it. Tatiana watched him. Even his wal...
PAULLINA SIMONS
The best way to conduct research on a larger scale is to make sure everyone knows what everyone else...
JAMES HARRIS SIMONS