I thought: ‘It would be great to create a series of clothes that looked like that tree.’ Clothes that gave you the green of the leaf and the warm brown of the underside of that leaf and the vanilla colored blossom. Stanley Marcus Read Quote
Since merchandise creativity is hampered by the reluctance of manufacturers to do special things for an individual store, it might be well to increase purchases in foreign markets more able to accept innovative ideas. Stanley Marcus Read Quote
You have to empower your sales staff to use their judgment and go beyond the standards set down on paper and by the computer. Stanley Marcus Read Quote
Other than things like toothpaste, I don’t buy anything that isn’t sold to me. Stanley Marcus Read Quote
Deciding taste is egotistical, but that’s how taste is established, by somebody having the courage to say, ‘I don’t want to sell that.’ Stanley Marcus Read Quote
Running a fashion business takes the heart of a good gambler. You’re always dealing with new things. And there’s no guarantee that anything new is going to be successful. Stanley Marcus Read Quote