Since most women do not know themselves, they should try to do so. A woman who buys an expensive dress and changes it, often with disastrous result, is extravagant and foolish. Most women (and men) are colour-blind. They should ask for suggestions. Remember, 20 percent of women have inferiority complexes, 70 percent have illusions. Ninety percent are afraid of being conspicuous, and of what people will say. So they buy a gray suit. They should dare to be different. Women should listen and ask for competent criticism and advice. They should choose their clothes alone or in the company of a man. They should never shop with another woman, who … Continue reading Elsa Schiaparelli