Edith Head Quotes & Sayings

“Fashion is a language. Some know it, some learn it, some never will - like an instinct.”

“Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.”

“You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.”

“What a costume designer does is a cross between magic and camouflage. We create the illusion of changing the actors into what they are not. We ask the public to believe that every time they see a performer on the screen, he's become a different person.”

“Even the most beautiful legs - Marlene Dietrich's, for instance - look better when the kneecap is covered.”

“Some people need sequins, others don't.”

“Growing old gracefully used to begin at about 35, but today women prefer to 'stay young gratefully' with thanks to designers, beauticians and plastic surgeons.”

“Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built wardrobe on a limited budget. 'Money,' I tell them, 'is no guarantee of taste, and an overstuffed wardrobe is often as bare as a skeleton when it comes to wearable apparel.'”

“There's no such thing as a standard size movie star, or woman for that matter.”

“Before you are interviewed for the job you want, try on the complete outfit you intend to wear.”