8 Designers On The Best Advice Their Moms Ever Gave Them

by Hilary George-Parkin | 6:35 pm, May 13th, 2012

Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! In honor of this very special day, we’ve taken the expression “mother knows best” to heart and rounded up some of the best pieces of advice that top designers say they ever received from their moms.

The bits of wisdom range from sweet (Elbaz) to inspiring (DVF) to somewhat questionable (Lagerfeld), but no matter what they all seem to have done the trick!

Oh, and Ford‘s is technically from his grandmother. It’s her day today too!

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1.Michael Kors: "Keep it simple, keep it comfortable, and stay consistent."

Michael Kors:

from Kors's twitter

2.Tory Burch: “To be optimistic, compassionate and that family comes first.”

Tory Burch: “To be optimistic, compassionate and that family comes first.”

from Huffington Post

3.Tom Ford: “You have one decision to make in life: you can either be happy or you cannot be happy.”

Tom Ford: “You have one decision to make in life: you can either be happy or you cannot be happy.”

from Ford's interview at the 92Y

4.Alber Elbaz: "Stay big in your work and small in your life."

Alber Elbaz:

from The Independent

5.Valentino Garavani: “Try to make beautiful things because people, they expect nice things from you.”

Valentino Garavani: “Try to make beautiful things because people, they expect nice things from you.”

from InStyle

6.Tommy Hilfiger: “Treat others as I would want to be treated regardless of age, race or financial status.”

Tommy Hilfiger: “Treat others as I would want to be treated regardless of age, race or financial status.”

from Harper's Bazaar

7.Diane von Furstenberg: “Fear is not an option.”

Diane von Furstenberg: “Fear is not an option.”

from her talk at the UJA Federation

8.Karl Lagerfeld: "Go to bed like you have a date at the door."

Karl Lagerfeld:

from Interview

Alber Elbaz Diane von Furstenberg Karl Lagerfeld Michael Kors mother's day Tom Ford Tommy Hilfiger Tory Burch Valentino

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