Quote of the week: Trent Reznor on Bowie

"It started to feel like if I didn't force myself into a change I would regret it. It's a fear of not wanting to try things because you're in a comfort zone. I always think about my hero David Bowie and his fearlessness to destroy something that isn't ready to break yet and start something new. He'd throw out an identity, confuse his audience and it's a great risk career-wise. But he had the balls and didn't milk it out to the last drop".  
Trent Reznor on releasing another album in 2012 with NIN.

Quote of the week: Karl Lagerfeld

"I think they should make a tax so that when you earn a certain amount of money, you have to spend a certain amount on shopping. To buy whatever … And that way, we create tons of jobs. I think it’s a good idea. What I hate is people with a lot of money who don’t spend it."

Karl Lagerfeld to WWD.

Quote of the week: Amanda Lear on Claudia Schiffer

"There was a time Hollywood was considering making a film of Dali's Life, with Claudia Schiffer in the lead. Claudia said: "I love your book! Who wrote it for you?" I said, "I did, Darling. Who read it to you?"..." Amanda Lear.

Quote of the week: Patrizia Reggiani, Gucci heir's ex-wife

"I'd rather cry in a Rolls than be happy on a bicycle" Patrizia Reggiani, Gucci heir's ex-wife, serving a 29-year sentence for ordering Gucci heir's murder.

Quote of the week: Mick Jagger on Facebook

Quote of the week: "I spend way too much time on Facebook."
Mick Jagger.

Quote of the week: Courtney Love on Marc Jacobs

"Marc sent me & Kurt his entire Perry Ellis Grunge collection. We burned it." - Courtney Love

Quote of the week:

"I am disgusted. I have no other words. I am disgusted and embarrassed: How can Italy tolerate Silvio Berlusconi and his bevy of girls." Anna Wintour on Silvio Berlusconi in La Repubblica.

Quote of the week: Giorgio Armani.

"[Miuccia] Prada is "ingenious" for her "irony," he said, "and bad taste that becomes chic..." Giorgio Armani.

Quote of the week: Guido Westerwelle on Ai Weiwei

"I appeal to the Chinese governmennt to urgently provide clarification and I expect Ai Weiwei to be released immediately" Guido Westerwelle, German Foreign Minister.

Quote of the week: Hedi Slimane on the fashion industry

"It seems quite refreshing to be on this side of fashion, to have the distance and freedom. The fashion system has been busy keeping up with broadband and blogging/social networking. It is not always for the best, but it did give fashion a global audience. The unfortunate outcome might be the obsession and collusion between the celebrity culture and high fashion. It is just a big global mess of random endorsement. Nothing looks worse than a dress or a suit on a red carpet. It is an ongoing tragedy of cheap fashion on cheap celebrities, followed by ubercheap comments. I only like designers’ clothes on models. Good models have an inner understanding of the clothes and design." Hedi Slimane in Style File.

Quote of the week 2: Karl Lagerfeld on Galliano

"I’m furious that it could happen, because the question is no longer even whether he really said it. The image has gone around the world. It’s a horrible image for fashion, because they think that every designer and everything in fashion is like this. This is what makes me crazy in that story." Karl Lagerfeld on Galliano going mad.

Quote of the week: Vivienne Westwood on Kate Middleton

"I would have loved to have dressed Kate Middleton but I have to wait until she kind of catches up a bit somewhere with style." 

Quote of the week: Anna Wintour

"I’m always looking forward to seeing the young designers in New York, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, Alexander Wang — all the designers that came out of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion  Fund. And Olivier Theyskens' first show for Theory. That’s obviously very exciting" Anna Wintour in the New York Times.

Quote of the week: Anna Wintour on model Arizona Muse

"When I look at Arizona, I see shades of Linda Evangelista and Natalia Vodianova, but most of all, I see her, a gorgeous, smart grown-up. And how could anyone resist someone with that name?"  Anna Wintour on Arizona Muse, being the next biggest model, Vogue US, February 2011 issue.

Quote of the week: Karl Lagerfeld

On his longevity: "I never think of what's going on after me. I never think of what's next. I only think of the moment."

Quote of the week: Kate Moss

"I think I could definitely open a modelling school. Kate's Modelling School? Moss's Models? Put Moss's Models down! You need to see it as a skill. I mean, you can be the most intelligent person in the world, but it won't make you a good teacher." Kate Moss to Company Magazine.

Quote of the week: Jonathan Akeroyd, President and CEO of Alexander McQueen

"Because McQ is a new, fresh and energetic collection, we want to talk to its fans through the media they use. McQ will forge links with its customers through social media platforms to create a more direct relationship with them.”

Jonathan Akeroyd, President and CEO of Alexander McQueen, commenting on the launch of social media initiatives.

Quotes of the week: the LVMH and Hermès war has begun...

“‘The family has clearly and unanimously said: If you want to be friendly, Mister Arnault, you need to withdraw,’ Mr Puech, a fifth-generation descendant of founder Thierry Hermès, was quoted as saying in the [Le Figaro] newspaper.” 

“Though LVMH quickly denied it would try to take control of the 173-year-old Hermès, the stage is clearly set. It may be a long drama: Three-quarters of the company is still in the hands of 200 Hermès family members. Winning them over could take decades.” Bernard Arnault - Forbes.

Quote of the week: Naomi Campbell

"I am a woman of color and I will always be proud of that." Naomi Campbell in the October issue of Interview Magazine, 2010.

Quote of the week: American Apparel declines.

"A lot of assumptions that I grew up with are no longer reality. Those were things that we could rely on: that lenders will always be there, that they’ll behave ethically and they’ll always have money, that you can trust that as the sun comes up the consumer will be healthy, that we’ll always be close to full employment in developed nations. Now there are no certainties."

Dov Charney, CEO of American Apparel speaking to Bloomberg Business Week on the downfall of the brand.