Fashion for a long time was very elitist and difficult to get access to. The access I can now provide to my readers live from fashion shows with my iPhone was never, ever possible before. Imran Amed accessdifficultelitist Change image and share on social
When you come through a business education, a lot of what they teach you is to make decisions through analysis, and logic and rationale, and I'm a big believer in that. But I also believe in the power of instinct. The truth is you're never going to have a perfect answer or view of how it is going to work. Imran Amed analysisanswerbeliever share on social
Fashion is an industry of action, not discussion. Imran Amed actiondiscussionfashion Change image and share on social
Fashion is not art. Fashion is a business that requires discipline and attention to detail and very organized systems of logistics and operations and processes. But even with the most smoothly oiled machine to manage the business, without creativity, fashion could not exist. Imran Amed artattentionbusiness share on social
The most amazing thing about Karl Lagerfeld is that no matter what you ask him, you will always get an interesting answer. We even exchanged notes about ponytails. Imran Amed amazeanswerexchange Change image and share on social
Fashion is always seen as somewhat frivolous and self-indulgent. And I think people on the inside maybe don't see or understand how exciting and diverse a business it is. Imran Amed businessdiverseexcit Change image and share on social
I had long had an instinct about there being a role for me in a creative industry. Maybe I didn't listen to that voice as much earlier on, but when it had become a deafening sound in my head I realised I had to go and explore it. Imran Amed creativedeafenearly share on social
I usually have eight to 10 meetings a day and travel 150 days a year..._It sounds crazy, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Imran Amed crazydaymeeting Change image and share on social
As I began to take risks, leaving my very comfortable and secure job and taking this first leap into fashion, every subsequent risk became easier to take because I began to see the kind of opportunity and excitement that risk-taking offered. Imran Amed begincomfortableeasy share on social
One person I find fascinating is J.Crew's Mickey Drexler. I would love to get into that brain and see how it works. Imran Amed braincrowdrexler Change image and share on social