Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised so high to reveal so much that needs to be covered so badly.

Quote by Cecil Beaton

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Mrs Woolf's complaint should be addressed to her creator, who made her, rather than me.

Mrs Woolf's complaint should be addressed to her creator, who made her, rather than me.

Perhaps the world's second-worst crime is boredom; the first is being a bore.

Perhaps the world's second-worst crime is boredom; the first is being a bore.

All I want is the best of everything and there's very little of that left.

All I want is the best of everything and there's very little of that left.

I have the worst ear for criticism; even when I have created a stage set...

I have the worst ear for criticism; even when I have created a stage set...

Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means......

Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means......

I can't afford a whole new set of enemies.

I can't afford a whole new set of enemies.

What is elegance? Soap and water!

What is elegance? Soap and water!

San Francisco is perhaps the most European of all American cities.

San Francisco is perhaps the most European of all American cities.

On close inspection, this device turned out to be a funereal juke box - the...

On close inspection, this device turned out to be a funereal juke box - the...

More varied than any landscape was the landscape in the sky, with islands of gold...

More varied than any landscape was the landscape in the sky, with islands of gold...

Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and...

Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and...

Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and...

Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and...