They said what? At the CFDA awards. #isthatCher?
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- “The dress is just fishnet and crystals and…. a couple of fingers crossed” Mel Ottenberg to Style.com on the totally sheer dress worn by Rihanna ( and designed by Ottenberg’s boyfriend Adam Selman).
- “It’s so naked, I don’t know if it’s shocking—I’m with her all the time, so my shock gauge is off, but I told her that I thought she was ready for this dress a while ago, and that I wasn’t. I’m the prude, and I’m just catching up” Mel Ottenberg on RiRi’s translucent gown—a mesh number smattered with more than 230,000 Swarovski crystals.
- “Growing up I didn’t have a lot of access to fashion. But as far as I could remember, fashion has always been my defence mechanism. Even as a child I remember thinking, She can beat me, but she cannot beat my outfit.” Rihanna in her acceptance speech for the Fashion Icon Award. ( CFDA =Council of Fashion Designers America; the Oscars of the fashion world)
- “The thing about Raf is that he designs clothing that women actually want to wear. Even if you don’t have a personal connection to him, just by virtue of wearing his clothing, you feel like you’re forming a relationship—like somehow someone is hugging you.” Leandra Medine ( The Manrepeller) on Raf Simons, the Dior designer and recipient of the 2014 International Award.
- “Every night when I was a teenager I’d leave the house in some ludicrous outfit and my dad would shout, ‘It’s not Halloween, you know!’ But as all fashion sophisticates know — yes it is! Every night is Halloween — and we are here this evening to celebrate that joyous fact!” John Waters hosting the CFDAs.
- “It has to be renamed the Midlife Achievement Award” Tom Ford on recieving the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award . Read more of his interview in Style.com
- “I’ve decided to age. Since we’ve had Jack I haven’t had a Botox injection or a filler. I haven’t had time… It has really changed me; I’m not sure how to articulate it. Things I cared about before I don’t care as much about anymore.” Tom Ford on how having a child changed him.
- “We didn’t want Jack to be a bastard.” Tom Ford on getting married.
- “Gucci repeats. At Gucci, they’re clearly looking at my archives. I’ll look and say, ‘Oh, I remember that, I remember that.’ ” Tom Ford.
- “Please have me back in another 25 years: I promise I’ll wear a toupee and use a cane.” Tom Ford.
- “As all the CFDA winners know, fashion is power. Change your clothes three times a day and you can take over the world!” John Waters.
