I'll mix a lot of things. I'll wear a Temperley dress with flip flops, or I might be in head-to-toe Gucci and have on a ring that I got from a gumball machine for 50 cents. Sara Blakely centdressflip Change image and share on social
Everything about my journey to get Spanx off the ground entailed me having to be a salesperson - from going to the hosiery mills to get a prototype made to calling Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. I had to position myself to get five minutes in the door with buyers. Sara Blakely avenuebuyercall share on social
I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience. Sara Blakely backbringexperience Change image and share on social
I have this system where if I buy three or four new things, I give away three or four things. Sometimes, it's a very painful system, but shopping is even better when you know that someone else who needs it will be getting. Keep the clothing karma going, I say. Sara Blakely buyclthegive share on social
I've always had that gratitude that I had the opportunity to pursue my potential. So I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver. We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time. Sara Blakely achievebuttchance share on social
I'd get kicked out of buildings all day long, people would rip up my business card in my face. It's a humbling business to be in. But I knew I could sell and I knew I wanted to sell something I had created. I cut the feet out of those pantyhose and I knew I was on to something. This was it. Sara Blakely buildingbusinesscard share on social
Within the first year of launching my company, Spanx, I decided to go over to England and cold-call Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and Selfridges the same way I had cold-called Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's here in the United States. Sara Blakely bloomingdalecallcold share on social
I didn't like the way it looked in white trousers, and I couldn't find anything to work underneath them. Sara Blakely findlooktrouser Change image and share on social
I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying. Sara Blakely classfearfly Change image and share on social