Frankly, I don’t understand the monthly magazines that continue to publish news that is two months old and which has already been reported on ad nauseam online, including on their own websites. Imran Amed Read Quote
I realised I had to work in something creative, but with a business and global element. And that I had to do it while I was still young and had an appetite for risk. Imran Amed Read Quote
I usually have eight to 10 meetings a day and travel 150 days a year…_It sounds crazy, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Imran Amed Read Quote
Digital has really made the fashion industry a lot more transparent. So people can see and understand how the industry really works, and participate in an industry that was very inaccessible to people. The only thing that people used to see before was the end product. Anyone can participate in it now. Imran Amed Read Quote
I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn’t what I wanted to do. Imran Amed Read Quote
One cabbie chastened me by saying that the fashion industry was doing harm to young people, who are trying to live up to an unrealistic ideal. It prompted me to make body image and diversity key issues on ‘The Business of Fashion.’ Imran Amed Read Quote
Look at the way sports, music and film have become driving forces of popular culture. Fashion is the fourth pillar. Imran Amed Read Quote
There’s a side of fashion that’s very analytical and data-oriented and methodical, but there’s also a side of it that’s just like magic. You can’t quite put your finger on it, and you can’t quite describe or prescribe a formula for how to get that magic exactly, but when you feel it and when you see it,you know that’s what it is. It’s magic. Imran Amed Read Quote
I’ve always had an affinity for the fashion industry – I’ve always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion. Imran Amed Read Quote
When you come through a business education, a lot of what they teach you is to make decisions through analysis, and logic and rationale, and I’m a big believer in that. But I also believe in the power of instinct. The truth is you’re never going to have a perfect answer or view of how it is going to work. Imran Amed Read Quote
