Author: Elsa Peretti

Quotes

What I want is not to become a status symbol, but to give beauty at a price.

What I want is not to become a status symbol, but to give beauty at a price.

- Elsa Peretti

I would like to get married, but it must be a man who is part of my work, or me part of his.

I would like to get married, but it must be a man who is part of my work, or me part of his.

- Elsa Peretti

I can't copy nature.

I can't copy nature.

- Elsa Peretti

You think about the beauty and what you want to transmit. If I think about designing, I can't design.

You think about the beauty and what you want to transmit. If I think about designing, I can't design.

- Elsa Peretti

Most of the time, I'm in the country, and the jewelry I wear I can wear in the country.

Most of the time, I'm in the country, and the jewelry I wear I can wear in the country.

- Elsa Peretti

The production must be faithful to the line. If the production fails, my work fails.

The production must be faithful to the line. If the production fails, my work fails.

- Elsa Peretti

I design for the working girl.

I design for the working girl.

- Elsa Peretti

A big diamond necklace is nouveau riche, really. People who have wealth a long time don't wear such things.

A big diamond necklace is nouveau riche, really. People who have wealth a long time don't wear such things.

- Elsa Peretti

A lot of designers still have nostalgia for the past. As for the furniture in the future, I hope they use less of real wood. Conservation in wood is necessary.

A lot of designers still have nostalgia for the past. As for the furniture in the future, I hope they use less of real wood. Conservation in wood is necessary.

- Elsa Peretti

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