Fashion & Homeware quotes of the day

"The combination of rarity, and the myriad cultural meanings embedded in sneakers creates an emotional pull for collectors that ties them to sneaker, hip-hop, skater and rave communities around the globe."
Emily Brayshaw unpacks the rise and rise of the sneaker

"Fashion will not be sustainable until people stop buying like they do."
Emma Longden on why fashion won't be sustainable until consumers are educated

"The Fashionomics Africa digital marketplace will be a game-changer for Africa's fashion entrepreneurs, to be able to reach regional and international markets and increase their revenues."
Mahlet Teklemariam, founder of Hub of Africa, on Fashionomics Africa's digital marketplace

"Never give up and keep challenging yourself. To take every knock, learn from it and do it again but better."
Betty Betty Jewellery's Kristin Weixelbaumer gives herself one piece of business advice

"It is a pioneering concept to promote local procurement and hence local jobs, while at the same time providing practical entrepreneurial development skills to students."
Sactwu's Andre Kriel on UWC's partnership with WearSA

"With retailers increasingly competing on the basis of 'time well spent' instead of just product or service offering, the retail landscape is moving towards showroom-style environments that encourage consumers to experience products, or stores in which cafés, events or workshops invite shoppers to linger."
How interior décor helps create immersive retail experiences

"You need to be ready for a consumer whose emotional engagement and product positions them as a negotiator with more discerning tastes and values that they're often not given credit for."
WGSN's Polly Walters on the S/S 2020 shopper

"I think bold patterns, particularly those with an African flavour, are going to make a comeback this year. I also think industrial lighting is gong to be used more for retail and restaurant spaces."
Bongani Mayaba from Blackline Interiors Design on this year's interior design trends

"The globalisation of Afrocentric cultures is already in the luxury space. A look at recent campaigns and collaborations of Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Chanel by Afro-descendants and Afro-diasporans confirm this."
Uche Pézard on the rise of Afrocentrism and its impact on the luxury business

"She naturally finds her full place within LVMH. To support Rihanna to start up the Fenty Maison, we have built a talented and multicultural team supported by the Group resources. I am proud that LVMH is leading this venture and wish it will be a great success."
Bernard Arnault, chairperson and CEO of LVMH, on teaming up with Rihanna

"I still feel I need advice myself! But those following, I say stick to your narrative, it's your story, tell it your way and see it. Be cool."
AFI Fastrack winner Sindi Serape offers advice to young designers

"Immaculately-dressed, globe-trotting and adorably doll-like, Noonoouri has made an enviable splash in the world of high fashion - but she only exists on the web. In just over a year, the pint-sized virtual influencer has collaborated with some of the biggest names in luxury."
How Noonoouri's become high fashion's virtual darling

"With Earth Day and Fashion Revolution week upon us, fashion lovers need to reflect on how their consumption has an undeniably negative impact on both planet and people."
Anika Kozlowski shares ways to reduce fashion's impact on society and the environment

"I wanted to develop something that indicated who we are. I did a lot of research, and stumbled upon a collection of traditional Xhosa beadwork. I knew they'd work perfectly with my designs and I worked hard to make sure that I captured the true essence of what the beadwork represented."
Laduma Ngxokolo on developing MaXhosa by Laduma

"Polka dots are fabulous."
Yayoi Kusama

"Karl Lagerfeld was one of the first designers to produce branded content for millennials hungry for surprise and creativity, expanding Chanel beyond the designs that he had conceived in his own exacting way."
Jean-Noël Kapferer on Karl Lagerfeld's lasting legacy

"Edcon employs approximately 40,000 people, 14,000 of whom are full-time and procures around 45% of its clothing products locally - the most of all the country's major retailers."
Edcon secures R2.7bn lifeline for restructuring plan

"Jewellery is my channel of expression and because I have often struggled to find pieces that I liked, I decided to make my own."
Ashleigh McCulloch, who launched her own designer jewellery brand

"Work is making a living out of being bored."
Karl Lagerfeld, who has passed away at the age of 85

"When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background."
Jenna Morasca

"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else."
Charles Dickens

"Run away from laziness; work hard. Touch intuition and listen to the heart, not marketing directors. Dream."
Alber Elbaz

"I want to be the best version of myself - intellectually, emotionally and physically. So I like to wear clothes that I feel comfortable in, that reflect that."
Gabrielle Anwar

"I love that denim can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. Anything goes."
Melina Matsoukas

"With each year I experience, I become more relaxed. I know now what is important to listen to and what to ignore. You only get that with age."
Caster Semenya

"You have to treat people with the same respect whether they're signing your checks or cleaning up after you."
Raven-Symone

"I try to maintain a high level of coolness. Which means I've gotta look at lot of magazines. I've gotta look at a lot of ads to see what people want to wear."
Fred Armisen

"Clothes are fun. The designers have so much fun making them, you should have fun wearing them, too."
Rita Ora

"The time where people adapt to clothing is over; this is a new era where clothes adapt to people."
Yusaku Maezawa

"Gaiety is one of the most important elements I brought to fashion. I brought it through colour."
Emilio Pucci

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