Edith Head's Quotes

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

A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes.

A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to prove you're a lady.

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

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

I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for the animals - like Lassie.

My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes.

Some people need sequins, others don't.

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

With women, there's a basic female instinct of caring deeply about the way they look; women stars have a narcissist complex.

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

As women, we all have certain weaknesses. I know one who can't resist pretty shoes but has nothing suitable to wear with them. Others adore frilly lingerie but never have any money to buy outer clothing.

Building a proper wardrobe is like building a home. Indeed, you should think of it like a home, because it is something you're going to live in. It must be comfortable and suit all your needs.

Couture has copied my things for years, in addition to countless other costume designers, claiming theirs were the original ideas. It's all part of the business, unfortunately.

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.

I always wear beige, black or white. For one thing I look good in them. For another, when I'm beside a star at a fitting, and she looks into the mirror, I don't want to be competing in any way.

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.'

We don't make glamorous movies today. Everything now is very realistic, artistic - and depressing. When is the last time you you saw a wonderful musical or a fabulous fantasy?