Rachel Zoe Quotes & Sayings

I believe fantasy and dreaming can be made a reality. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a VIP. — Rachel Zoe

I think, as a working mom, I have to dress myself differently now. I used to wear very kind of precious clothes. Now I wear more black. — Rachel Zoe

Packing is basically: If you're going on a weekend, then just take what you're really going to wear. And how many times are you going to leave the room? If that makes any sense. Like if you're going to sleep, read, and sit by a fire - chunky knit sweaters, leggings, comfortable boots. But if you're going on like a party weekend, then bring your favorite pieces and make sure you'll wear them. — Rachel Zoe

I did not have a van, or wear Birkenstocks and tie-dyes. — Rachel Zoe

Girls, to me, growing up were very, very petty and didn't want me to succeed and didn't want the best for me. — Rachel Zoe

I think people should look cute all the time. — Rachel Zoe

Tom Ford does everything perfect. — Rachel Zoe

In my mind, being overdressed is not a bad thing at all. What's the worst case scenario? That you are the best-dressed person in the room? Who cares! — Rachel Zoe

Celebrities are just like us and like any of your friends. I love working with people. — Rachel Zoe

If my client calls me and says, 'I'm going to a friend's premiere,' I'll say, 'Come over and let's do something cute.' And I won't bill them for that. — Rachel Zoe

Wanna know what heaven is ? Feeling the sun shine on you ... In Paris — Rachel Zoe

I think in spring, we don't want to wear makeup, we don't want to wear a ton of clothes, we just want everything to be easier. — Rachel Zoe

People tell you everything changes when you have a kid, but what nobody says is you don't mind. — Rachel Zoe

I do love being on television and in peoples' homes. I'm not an actor, so there is a connection that's real. — Rachel Zoe

I'm someone that never likes to overpower the girls in hair and makeup. — Rachel Zoe

I see BOLD accessories as a woman's armor. — Rachel Zoe

It's really unfair to working women in America who read celebrity news and think, 'Why can't I lose weight when I've had a baby?' Well, everyone you're reading about has money for a trainer and a chef. That doesn't make it realistic. — Rachel Zoe

I'm a textbook definition of that perfectionist girl who has huge expectations of herself. — Rachel Zoe

I keep saying I'm going to cut back on styling, but it's hard to give up. — Rachel Zoe

I know some people say that high fashion should not be worn at synagogue. I, on the other hand, think that it is of the utmost importance that the Goldbergs from down the street see you in the new Chanel Fall 2010 Yom Kippur line. — Rachel Zoe

You can't get dressed without good hair. — Rachel Zoe

I am a child of the '70s, so I love classic rock - Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, and I also love Coldplay. — Rachel Zoe

Something that's very painful for me is when people wear pants that are too short. — Rachel Zoe

I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time. — Rachel Zoe

I love Fall Fashion Week because it means lots of layering, long sweaters and vintage coats. — Rachel Zoe

It's better to have fewer things of quality than too much expendable junk. — Rachel Zoe

I would say that I definitely play a different role with my style; I like to mix it up a bit according to wherever I am. I dress differently in New York, L.A., Paris and London. — Rachel Zoe

I don't deal in pretentious kids' parties. — Rachel Zoe

I wear things that kind of can look good for extended periods of time - fabrics that don't wrinkle, things that don't stain very easily. — Rachel Zoe

I've always been obsessed with style and glamor and if I want anyone to get anything out of my book, it's how we can all have them in our lives. — Rachel Zoe

I would wear a turban to Whole Foods. — Rachel Zoe

No one wants to stay in the tabloids. But it's actually not a terrible place to start. — Rachel Zoe

Just throw me in my coffin now with these earrings on. — Rachel Zoe

When you look like you stepped out of a catalog, that's never good. People shouldn't succumb to trend, they should interpret trend. — Rachel Zoe

The worst thing you could ever get is people who think they know everything. — Rachel Zoe

Fall 2013 was inspired by the 1970s equestrian lifestyle. I wanted to incorporate the moody and romantic - intricate baroque detailing and classic menswear elements - with something tougher and edgier in a nod to London's rock n' roll underground. — Rachel Zoe

I think when you're really stressed out and can't really face reality ... you shop. — Rachel Zoe

What happens style wise behind closed doors, in your home, shouldn't be incidental. Home isn't just where you stow your things or sack out for the night. It should be your private escape. — Rachel Zoe

I will always think of myself as that girl that is 22 starting and really excited about everything and wanting to be amazing at everything. I always wanted to be the best stylist. That was it. — Rachel Zoe

Here's my rule about shoes, buy them. — Rachel Zoe

I am definitely a perfectionist, and I do like things a certain way. But as I have got older, I would say that I am a little bit less of a control freak. — Rachel Zoe

Style is what one creates ... glamou r is a state of mind. — Rachel Zoe

As great as it is, 'Vogue' won't change a designer's business. But if an unknown brand is worn by a certain person in a tabloid, it will be the biggest designer within a week. — Rachel Zoe

I just fell into the job as a fashion editor at a teen magazine. I was there for two years, and I left there as a senior fashion editor at the age of 25. — Rachel Zoe

Sexiness should not be overt. Something shapeless that drapes across your hip, hangs off the shoulder; something that cowls in the front, drapes low in the back, that's sexy. — Rachel Zoe

The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes. — Rachel Zoe

You don't have to be famous to live out your own red carpet moment. — Rachel Zoe

My dad is an unbelievable entrepreneur who balanced his life as a father and a president of two very successful companies. — Rachel Zoe

As far as I can remember, every dime I ever had went to something extravagant. I would rather spend more, buy fewer items and have them forever. — Rachel Zoe

My first job, I worked at 'YM' and I had an extremely tough boss who made me cry every single day. But what I took away from that was how I would never be. — Rachel Zoe

I don't come from a family of slackers, but I do come from a family of doers. — Rachel Zoe

I think that sexiness should be in the subtleties. — Rachel Zoe

All of my clients have athletic or curvy, healthy bodies. — Rachel Zoe

All those things they say about a baby changing your perspective - it does! — Rachel Zoe

My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside. — Rachel Zoe

You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses. — Rachel Zoe

You want to look great under your clothes and obviously without clothes. — Rachel Zoe

It's a constant challenge trying to find balance between styling, designing and being a mom. — Rachel Zoe

Every other day there's something - I'm dealing drugs, I'm starving people. I have never done a drug in my life. — Rachel Zoe

I couldn't love fashion more, like I don't think it's possible to love fashion more. I will say, since I've had my son ... he has surpassed that love — Rachel Zoe

I always carry a Tom Ford lipstick and Tachta face blotters to get me through the day. — Rachel Zoe

Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life. — Rachel Zoe

It's hard for me to take care of myself, let's put it that way. I am my last priority. — Rachel Zoe

I'm not trying to set the world on fire; I just want to make really beautiful clothes that women want to wear, can afford, and can really see themselves in. — Rachel Zoe

My basics are black, white, or neutral, and I'll wear a ton of jewelry or carry a brightly colored bag. — Rachel Zoe

I don't think that people should wear dresses two sizes too small. I just think that sexiness is better left to the imagination. It's just more tasteful. — Rachel Zoe

I would do fragrance. I'm a fragrance fanatic. — Rachel Zoe

I'm not a tough boss in that I don't raise my voice, I don't freak out, and I don't have a temper most of the time. — Rachel Zoe

I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is. — Rachel Zoe

Picking your favourite look is like picking your favourite child! I get so emotionally attached to each one. — Rachel Zoe

On one hand I am this weird androgynous tomboy where I'm strangely low maintenance and have a five-minute makeup regimen. On the other I'm obsessed with all things beauty, from skin care to makeup. — Rachel Zoe

We've had Audrey Hepburn, we've had Twiggy, we've had Veruschka, we've had Kate Moss. I'm trying to figure out why I am to blame for skinniness. — Rachel Zoe

Truthfully, I've never seen myself as being too thin. Sometimes I'll look at photos and be like, 'Oh, that's not a good look.' But generally speaking, I'm not too thin. — Rachel Zoe

Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak. — Rachel Zoe

Accessories are everything. To me, they're more important than the clothes. — Rachel Zoe

Everyone wants to be a stylist. If you know that's your calling, then you need to intern as much a humanly possible. You need to go to fashion school if you can. — Rachel Zoe

I think every woman should have leopard, but not every woman will wear leopard. You have to have courage to wear leopard. — Rachel Zoe

I have lost my short-term memory - I'm just getting blonder by the day. — Rachel Zoe

I started styling people when I was just eight years old, without even knowing what a stylist was. — Rachel Zoe

Every day I ask my husband, 'Is it possible to over kiss your child?' I literally think I kiss him 200 times in a day. It's not normal! — Rachel Zoe

I'm a Virgo and I'm more - I don't want to say 'negative' - but I'm the girl who thinks no one's coming to my birthday party, no one's buying my clothes, no one's reading my book, no one's watching my show - that's just how I think. — Rachel Zoe