Travel is the ultimate inspiration. Michael Kors More Quotes by Michael Kors More Quotes From Michael Kors It's an unbelievably tight race for hideous today. Michael Kors hideousracetoday A man in a well tailored suit will always shine brighter than a guy in an off-the-rack suit. Michael Kors guyshiningmen When I was a kid, I was trendier. I'd wear anything. I was in love beads and platforms... Michael Kors beadsplatformskids I think to be empathetic is the greatest gift you can have as a designer. Hopefully, people will look at me and say, 'He really loved women.' Michael Kors peoplelooksthinking I can't dance and I can't sing too well. Michael Kors wellsi-can Every woman should own a shirtdress Michael Kors should I don't even think of going to Europe as going to another country now. Michael Kors europecountrythinking My apartment looks like no one lives in it. Michael Kors apartmentlooks My mom was a model. She had me at 20, so she was a young mother. Michael Kors mommotheryoung I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish. Michael Kors strong-womennailscolor Give me Caviar Kaspia and give me a hamburger. I love the two extremes. Michael Kors caviargivingtwo I wasn't Barbie-obsessed. I think my mother might have been my Barbie. Michael Kors barbiemotherthinking American women often fall into the trap of, "Oh, these are my weekend clothes. These are my work clothes. This is what I wear at night." It's so old-fashioned. The French are not afraid of their luxury. Americans can be so puritanical and think, "That's my special-occasion bag." Whereas, for a French woman, it's her everyday bag. Michael Kors weekendnightfall My personal style icon is Steve McQueen. My design style icon is a mix of everyone from Jackie O. to Lauren Hutton to my mother. Michael Kors iconsdesignmother It's funny when I hear people complain - particularly about the most fabulous parts of being a designer, like when you're getting ready to work on a show. I don't even know that I'm tired. I could stay up for six days straight! No drugs, no coffee, no nothing. I'm just so excited. Michael Kors tiredcoffeepeople Fashion is not like the movie business, where you can have two great projects in a row and then say, "You know what? I'm going to take off eight months." What am I going to tell people? Wear last year's clothes? Michael Kors fashiontwoyears In early days, I showed everything I made. There was no such thing as editing a collection. In the '80s, it got to the point where we'd have shows with a hundred looks. You'd want to order a pizza before it was over! Michael Kors editingorderlooks When I'm not working I'm a slug - a full slug. I am not good at the in-between. I'm either fever-pitched or want to just pass out on a beach with a really sleazy book and eat a cheeseburger. Michael Kors slugsbeachbook The craziest thing about fashion people in general, not just designers, is that it's always, "Oh my God, you lost weight! I love your hair!" Or "Oh, you're so tan!" Or, "You're so skinny! I love your shoes!" These are fashion icebreakers. Everyone's always looking at each other. Michael Kors fashionlove-youhair People always think that designers hate each other. And we're certainly a competitive lot, but we also enjoy each other's company. No one else knows what you're going through other than another designer. Michael Kors hatepeoplethinking