"My collection of historical fashion consists of about 10,000 pieces - dresses and accessories, from 18th century to today. The main focus was initially Russian fashion, but now I have extended it to the whole European continent."

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Source : Source: www.elle.com

Alexander Vassiliev

#Fashion Quotes #Focus Quotes #Historical Quotes

“The summer following the winter that my mother took off into something called Women's Land for what I could only guess would be all eternity, my father decided that there was no choice but for him to quit his despised job and take me and my brother to the beach for at least the entire summer and possibly longer.”

Source : Bennett Madison (2013). “September Girls”, p.5, Harper Collins
“The Church is called to draw near to every person, beginning with the poorest and those who suffer.”
“No single food will make or break good health. But the kinds of food you choose day in and day out have a major impact.”
“..And the same rapper who revels in a woman's finely proportioned behind may also speak against racism and on behalf of the poor, even as he encourages them not to look at hip-hop as their salvation.”
“I'm sure you're always working in your head, but when you're actually physically working, you're in your studio, right? For me, it changes all the time. That's something I really love.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“When you depart from standard usage, it should be deliberate and not an accidental lapse. Like a poet who breaks the rules of poetry for creative effect, this only works when you know and respect the rule you are breaking. If you have never heard of the rules you are breaking, you have no right to do so, and you are likely to come off like a buffoon or a barbarian. Breaking rules, using slang and archaic language can be effective, but it is just as likely to give you an audience busy with wincing.”
“Life is not cured, Mr. Gilner." Dr. Mahmoud leans in. "Life is managed.”
“I am a closet birdwatcher. I can identify Southern African species, but it irks me I can barely tell a jay from a blackbird in the U.K.”

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