The Style & Design of TIME Magazine

I'm a huge fan of the seasonal supplement to TIME magazine called TIME Style & Design - essentially a global look at what is driving the world of fashion, travel, design and all things luxurious.

Every issue has a list of quotes from fashion and design luminaries, on various "popular" topics of discussion.

The Fall '09 supplement was interesting as it showcased quotations, from many popular designers, on the current economic crisis.

...."Yes" it is ironic that people who sell luxury goods are talking about the loss of trillions of dollars of market value and..."Yes" they had some interesting things to say...

"The crisis is the time when one should create new ways of doing things...find solutions...and put even the most basic things into question."

-Jean Paul Gaultier, designer

"I don't know anything about the financial crisis. We'll make a recovery by everyone loving their life, each other and being positive."

-Roberto Cavalli, designer

"I detest this period of fantasy we were in where you had something for three seconds and then you threw it away. The last few years have been a nightmare! It's one thing to have a dream, but this was overkill."

<>-Manola Blahnik, designer

"We are arriving at the end of a fashion cycle. There has been nothing very new for a long time, and a general tiredness has been established."

-Jean Bousquet, founder and managing director of Cacharel

"People say it will never go back to the way it was. I don't believe it. They're going to forget. They are going to want to enjoy their lives and spend again."

<>-Donatella Versace, designer

"I am too angry to cry."

-Christian Lacroix, designer, on his company's financial troubles

...I think I saved the best for last.

Make it an Outstanding Day!

- Kenyatte