Rachel Roy Quotes

I believe clothing tell a story.

Someone‘s energy and aura and soul are so much more important – they don’t compare to what you have on.

As far as things I avoid, I always avoid following trends just because they’re trends.

I don’t think that everything that’s popular is necessarily right for every body and so I’d like for girls to be confident enough to make the right choice for themselves and to look unique.

A person‘s life is of their own making, and I take full responsibility for mine.

I love to smell like roses, literally all day!

I think that women can tend to look so feminine so easily. So it’s interesting to see how we can look masculine and strong, too.

Not everyone has to be a model and a designer, there are so many other options that are great and long-lasting. It’s just finding what you’re good at and being honest with yourself.

If I didn’t love the hourglass, I wouldn’t love myself.

I always have one foot in the street, so I know not everyone wants to dress like the women they see in music videos.

I can’t design anything unless I’m excited by it, meaning I have an urge to wear it.

I have known that I wanted to be a designer since I was 8 years old.

At the end of the day, I want to create collections that, although I am inspired by very creative women, I want my customer to walk away with a silhouette that she doesn’t even know what collection it comes from. That it just lasts in her wardrobe and makes her feel strong and confident and hopefully happy.

If you feel good, you stand up a bit straighter.

When you have children love is always there in the best form.

I’ve always loved fashion so much and I didn’t have access to the kind of fashion I really wanted, so I would do vintage shopping.

I care about how you feel when you’re wearing something, because I think that if you feel confident, you look beautiful.

I’m not a size 0, and I’m nowhere close to it. But, I don’t want anyone to know what I am so I like to design clothes so you don’t know what’s going on under there.

I’m inspired by different cultures around the world and love to incorporate these facets into my collection.

I’m a big proponent of young women dressing appropriately in the workplace to get ahead. We need to demand respect as women, and part of that involves how we present ourselves.

There’s nothing wrong with looking like a woman and going in the workplace and doing everything a man can do but looking 1,000 percent like a lady.

I have a real passion for many aspects of home lifestyle and beauty.

When I look at pictures when I was younger, I do the quintessential cringe.

I have always admired the way women put outfits together.

I realize I never stand out in a room unless I’m feeling balanced, centered and happy. It sounds really corny but it’s very, very true.

Because my business life is so busy, my home is really my sanctuary. That is where I reflect and spend quality time with my girls.

I find I’m an old soul.

If you want to play it safe, mix a lot of colors in the same tone and that is such an easy way to feel modern and feel a little confident.

I’m not only passionate about dressing women and helping them feel and look their best, but also about helping to give a stronger voice to women and children in need around the world.

I tell girls all the time that the men that have fallen in love with me, have all fallen during a man repeller stage… funny how life works out like that.

When I talk to young girls about clothes, I tell them to show a lot of brains.

I dress women the way I see them and the way I envision them from day one, thus my customer knows that what she is looking for she will get.

I think that a woman wears so many hats, we have so many aspects to us that we’re not just one thing. We represent so much within us and that kind of comes across for me as a designer through mixing prints and colors.

I always keep a woman’s body in mind, accentuating her best features.

The beautiful 1940s women were a strong influence for me.

I am inspired by life, past experiences, what’s to come, women around me, art, colors, paintings, and emotions.

My first job was in retail at the age of 14, and I have worked in the industry ever since.

I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.

Dressing for yourself and not a man is definitely something I advocate.

Women should wear clothing. Clothing shouldn’t wear them.