Top 26 Quotes by Tamara Mellon

It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.

I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.

I have Vie Luxe candles in every room. In 2006 I spent the month of August in Sardinia, and the scent reminds me of the wonderful time we had.

When someone asks about a career in fashion, I say start at the bottom. If you want to start a business, you have to know it from the ground up.

My mother and I never got along, not even when I was a child.

People who are over-educated become risk-averse.

If I wasn't in fashion, I would have been a psychiatrist.

I think it takes 30 years to build a luxury brand.

I always knew I wanted to make my own way; I never wanted to be dependent on my father.

My worst date would be with someone nervous who has nothing to say. I like people who inspire me.