Shoes? I have loved them all: ’60s pumps; white Courreges ankle boots; platform soles from the first time around, in the ’70s; more boots – ankle, calf, and knee-high; 1980s sneakers; pin heels and wedges; Mary Janes and stilettos. Suzy Menkes Read Quote
I knew him, but never felt that I got really close to Saint Laurent. But who really did? Betty Catroux, maybe. Suzy Menkes Read Quote
I think there’s a sort of agony with all intelligent and very creative designers that it’s only fashion, that in the end it’s only the decorative arts. I had a feeling towards the end that Saint Laurent and Berge were very keen to attain that immortality that a lot of designers long for. You know, those endless exhibitions. Suzy Menkes Read Quote
I am not a hoarder, but my wardrobe is the antithesis of fast fashion. I buy clothes – beautiful in looks and make – to last. I originally stored away things like Ossie Clark because I could not bear to part with such treasures. Suzy Menkes Read Quote
When I look at my clothes, I think of them as an expression of the joy and fun of fashion – with a bit of English eccentricity thrown in. Suzy Menkes Read Quote
At the ‘Times,’ all journalists on every subject followed the same rules and were supposed to meet the same standards, so I never really thought about fashion writing as being in a bubble. Suzy Menkes Read Quote
I find some collections to be more vibrant than others, but the designers who last are those who are able to continue to be creative within the mold they have cast, usually right at the beginning of their careers. Suzy Menkes Read Quote
Just as in life you always marry the same man, so I think you always buy the same clothes over time. Suzy Menkes Read Quote
