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"Style is wearing an evening dress to McDonald's, wearing heels to play football. It is personality, confidence and seduction"

— Designer John Galliano, defining style

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"I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity."

— Vogue editor-in-chief Diane Vreeland to Elle

My Favorite Pirate

I know he's not a fashion figure, but Johnny Depp is among my favorite actors and for a man, he's very fashion forward. Esquire did a great interview with him, so I figured I'd post some of the highlights:

- "My life is my life because of Tim [Burton]. Definitely."

- "Don't take any shit off anyone, ever. Eloquent and right."

- "My definition of freedom is simplicity, really. Anonymity."

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"Unless you have been living in northern Tibet or someplace equally remote, you know that models have distinct walks. For instance, if Carmen Kass were forced to walk with a bag over her head, you would know from the little shake of her bust, as well as the high knee step, that it was Carmen. Karlie Kloss, a new runway star, walks with a sort of campy sphinxlike motion of her head, accompanied by a glare. According to J, Coco Rocha, who walks quickly, with her chin tucked in, "looks like her nose is always running."

— Cathy Horyn profiling Miss J. Alexander for the New York Times

Too(s) Cool

The Sartorialist's profile of Amir Toos is absolutely awesome. Some highlights:

Q: Personal style quirk?

A: Always leave room for assumption!

Q: Never caught wearing?

A: Dress shirt with a tie, without the jacket, in public.

Q: Favorite Place to search for inspiration?

A: Manhattan Public Library.

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"It's the same thing in me that makes me love fashion — I'm fascinated by colors and textures and layering things."

— Gossip Girl star Blake Lively, on her love of interior decorating (and fashion!)

She Had It Coming

Lindsay tells the Times UK that she knew she'd be a target for her Ungaro collection. The gist:

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I didn't expect everyone to be completely loving the collection. It is the same with everything I have done. I knew that people were going to target me. I am a target. I don't know why I am, but I am, and I accept that."

Oh, Lindsay.

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"Truthfully...it is hard to go wrong with black pumps. It really comes down to a two-step process. 1. Find a pair you love — the higher the heel, the better. 2. Wear them with everything!"

— stylist Rachel Zoe (in The Zoe Report) on a classic wardrobe staple

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"I like to think that my style and the clothes I design are effortlessly elegant and sexy. I think the word effortless is very important. I think that that creates an ease and a confidence, because I think there's nothing more beautiful than a woman who's confident."

— legendary designer Diane von Furstenburg describing her own style in this month's Harper's Bazaar

So Sartorial

Esquire UK did a fabulous little interview with The Sartorialist recently. The highlight:

ESQ: Who’s the best-dressed man in the world?
SS: “I never think about that. I’m interested in the idea of visual greed; I don’t care who a person is, what brands they’re wearing or whether I like their whole look. I’ll shoot just their particular collar and the way it works with their tie and pocket square. There’s a guy called Lino who has a store in Milan called Al Bazar, and he’s such a character, but I don’t want to be like him. I love the way he dresses, but in an abstract way.”

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"If you say to me, I've got a ticket to Paris, I want to be able to go now."

— Annabel Hodin on how she dresses

So Stella

As Stella McCartney's collection debuted yesterday on the Paris runway, the Guardian UK ran a story/interview with McCartney, discussing what it's like to live as a Beatle's child. Some highlights:

- "The beliefs I was raised with – to respect animals and to be aware of nature, to understand that we share this planet with other creatures – have had a huge impact on me."

- "What? They are heartless. They must be! Why on earth would they use fur and leather otherwise? There's no excuse for fur in this day and age. Baby kids are boiled alive. Foxes are anally electrocuted. If that's not heartless, what is?"

- "Wearable – it's almost a dirty word in fashion, wearable, but that's what I do."

- "The greatest luxury of having the parents I had was that it has enabled me not to have to compromise. In the back of my mind, I always knew – if this all goes horribly wrong, I'll be all right. That's an option that most people just don't have, financially."

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"You know how little girls draw princesses in beautiful dresses? I've never stopped."

— up-and-coming designer Caroline Seikaley, describing her collection in this month's Vogue

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"Some people dream of having a big swimming pool — with me, it's closets."

— Audrey Hepburn, expressing every fashionista's priorities

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"The It's About Time Award: Finally, the good folks at Coca-Cola realized that it was unnatural for fashionistas to be without a cold Diet Coke for longer than 45 minutes, and kindly partially sponsored the shenanigans at Bryant Park. Our raging addiction thanks them."

— The Fug Girls, perfectly summarizing a staple of the fashion lifestyle: calorie-free soda.

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"Designers are trying to figure out what will motivate their customers and new customers to shop."

— Vogue fashion editor Sally Singer on designers' approaches this Fashion Week

How the Fashionable Shop

In honor of Fashion's Night Out, the Times asked some of the world's best shoppers — Vogue's various Editor-in-Chiefs — what they intend to buy and why they shop. Some highlights:

"What I love about shopping is that it fulfils different functions. Acquisition is such a small part of the experience. It’s the excitement of possibility that is the most enjoyable part — the idea that you are going to find treasure." — Alexandra Shulman, British Vogue

"For Vera [Wang], hitting the stores is about more than an act of acquisition. It’s one of self-invention and self-empowerment, no matter how small and inexpensive her purchase might be. It's Vera’s attitude that I’ll keep in mind when I do the rounds on September 10." — Anna Wintour, American Vogue

"I’ve never had a case of buyer’s remorse. The trick lies in really knowing your body, understanding what works, spending only what you can afford, and buying only what you love. A year ago, I saw a beautiful, sequined Abraham & Thakore coat and I had to have it. I am yet to wear it. But I know that the perfect time will come." — Priya Tanna, Indian Vogue

[via Times UK]

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"I really try to live in the now. It’s not that I try to live in a fake world or that I don’t respect the past or tradition, but I make clothes for now, I think."

— designer Dries Van Noten on his designs

[via The Moment]

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"Pencil skirts are high maintenance, requiring high heels, skinny tops, a slim, short jacket, sheer or completely opaque tights and a Mad Men sassiness."

— Times UK writer Lisa Armstrong commenting on a challenging winter fashion trend

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"Lack of effort. Bad fit. And bad quality (Not to mention bad shoes.) The cargo shorts, T-shirt and flip-flop combination."

— New designer Antonio Azzuolo on the worst fashion faux pas a guy can make