Catherine Malandrino Quotations

When you love somebody, it's like in a couple - you want to create something. Sometimes, it's a baby.

Fashion responds to the economic climate by providing a way to lift a womans spirits.

Every woman in America has a French dream in her head, especially a Parisian one,

I want to bring softness and refinement to an urban, feminine wardrobe and to help the woman show her character and individuality through her unique clothes.

Dreaming is the most powerful thing because no one can take it from you.

Fur is my default, my indulgence. All human beings and myself have a lot of defaults. Many indulgences.

I grew up in the Alps and France, and Barbie was my first exposure to the American woman. For me she was blonde, she was free and she was fun.

I knew from my youngest age I wanted to be a fashion designer. I was always draping fabric and working with color palettes.

Macrame is effortless.

I need contrast-the old and the new, the rough and the soft. The clash of it all is very sexy.

Fashion responds to the economic climate by providing a way to lift a woman's spirits.