John Rocha Quotes

Now I design what I want to wear, and it works that way.

I want a woman to feel the cut of the scissors in the clothes.

I love draping; it's less about proportion than fit and the fabric. It's very specialized and I think when women see the construction, they respond to it immediately.

I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay.

When I meet celebrities, I have to know what they are like and only then can I design. The clothes have to fit their personality.

I'd love to design bridal dresses.

It used to be if you wanted something nice to wear, you would sew it yourself for your body type. Women before the 20th century didn't have this problem. Now, it seems we're all squeezed into random designs. They're designed for no one.

When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.

I'm a fashion designer, not a shoe designer. I like to design clothes.

With imagination and personal creativity, people who sew can design the way they look to suit themselves.

A few brands have asked me to design shorts for them. I'm not sure about that. I don't want to have them as a mass product, and suddenly everybody is walking around in them.

Haute couture consists of secrets whispered from generation to generation, If, in ready-to-wear, a garment is manufactured according to standard sizes, the haute couture garment adapts to any imperfection in order to eliminate it.

It takes a real designer to design for real women.

I got to train with some of the best and have critics like Oscar de la Renta and Calvin Klein. As a student under Calvin Klein, my project was to make a coat, and then years later, I was hired at Calvin, by Calvin, to design coats for him. It came full circle!

I do not decide that skirts shall be short or long. The shape of the dress itself often dictates the length.

The big difference between couture and ready-to-wear is not design. It is the fabrics, the handwork, and the fittings. The act of creation is the same.

I was lucky enough to create my own dress, deciding on every single design detail. But, even if you don't have a custom dress, you can still create a signature wedding-day look with personalization - a belt, altering the sleeves, etc. But, when creating your bridal style, the most important thing to remember is to make it feel like you.

Model S has, really, the ready-to-wear elements. Gen 3 has the opportunity to be more couture.

Sportswear is great, but not every designer can do tailored.

At the end of the day if you want to effectively market to a target group, you're not going to appeal to everybody. Those companies that try and cater to everybody, end up making everybody not care.

It's always nice to have new clothes made for you.

My signature line of clothing for Satya Paul will showcase a distinctive aspect of my own personal style.

I would love to design a car. And shoes, like funky Keds maybe.

To be a couture designer is not only to create dresses but to adapt your line to your private customers. It is why couture is expensive. You are like a doctor.

With tailored clothing, you can really see where the money went. How it's constructed, how it fits your body - this becomes very apparent in tailored clothing.