Charles James
Charles James
Charles Wilson Brega Jameswas a British-born fashion designer known as "America's First Couturier". He is widely considered to have been a master of cutting and is known for his highly structured aesthetic...
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth18 July 1906
trying guilt levels
He that is conscious of guilt cannot bear the innocence of others:So they will try to reduce all others to their own level.
gratitude attachment mind
The human mind is never better disposed to gratitude and attachment than when softened by fear.
past cures standards
The standard formulation on remedy is that it ought to cure past violations and prevent their recurrence. That's what antitrust is all about.
perspective difficult company
I recognize that virtually every company that comes in here has a perspective. It's often not difficult to understand why they have the perspective that they have.
forget knows
Forget all you know & learn something every day.
real heart men
True humanity consists not in a squeamish ear; it consists not in starting or shrinking at tales of misery, but in a disposition of heart to relieve it. True humanity appertains rather to the mind than to the nerves, and prompts men to use real and active endeavors to execute the actions which it suggests.
country kindness way
The best way to quiet a country is a good thrashing, followed by great kindness afterwards. Even the wildest chaps are thus tamed.
power-of-one should mischief
It is intolerable that it should be in the power of one blockhead to do so much mischief.
book believe vanity
Bonfire of the Vanities: The lesson of that book is, never start believing your own press.
sex way done
Marriage: The most expensive way to get your laundry done.
fashion cement fragile
In fashion even what seems most fragile must be built on cement.
dresses helping figures
My dresses help women discover figures they didn’t know they had,
important magazines coats
You should know that my most important contribution was always in tailoring; coats, jackets, wool dresses… so few of which went into the magazines.
long design digging
The best design reveals itself during a long fatiguing process of digging into the subconscious.