Susannah Constantine Quotes

Susannah Caroline Constantine is an English fashion guru, journalist, artist, advisor, television presenter, author, and designer and actress. Her second book, What Not to Wear, co-written with her fashion partner Trinny Woodall, won her a British Book Award and sold 670,000 copies.

Constantine was born into a wealthy family; her father was successful in property and shipping sectors. She was privately educated as a child and went on to date British royalty, David, Viscount Linley, during the 1980s. Constantine has been involved in fashion for a long period, originally working in America for Giorgio Armani and then John Galliano in London. She met Trinny Woodall in 1994, with whom she both proceeded to write a weekly fashion column, Ready to Wear. They founded Ready2shop.com, a dot-com fashion advice business, and wrote their first fashion advice book in 2000, Ready 2 Dress, both of which failed. From there they were commissioned to BBC Two to host the style series, What Not to Wear, from 2001 to 2005. She made regular appearances as a style advisor on The Oprah Winfrey Show and following her success on the shows, she went on to co-host Trinny & Susannah Undress... on ITV in 2006 and Undress the Nation in 2007.

She has co-written fashion advice books with Woodall, some of which have become best-sellers in the United Kingdom and United States. It is estimated that her various style advice books have sold 2.5 million copies in Britain and the United States. Constantine and Woodall have designed their own clothing range for Littlewoods which made its debut in 2007, followed by the release of their latest fashion advice book, The Body Shape Bible.



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Famous Susannah Constantine Quotes

“It is a myth that style can't be learnt. It's all about dressing for your body shape, following the rules and wearing colours that suit your skin tone.”

As quoted in "Mistresses of the makeover" by Cathrin Schaer in New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=182&objectid=10493332&pnum=2 (25 February 2008)

“This series is more campaigning. It is more journalistic, but still hugely entertaining. It's a show we feel more proud of than anything we've done to date.”

Regarding Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation, as quoted in "Patronising posh girls or candid style advisers?" by Hannah Pool in The Guardian http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/fashion/story/0,,2207145,00.html (8 November 2007)

“Posh does not equal style. Really, God, that's just ridiculous. Posh equals tradition. Anyone can achieve style. It doesn't matter who you are or where you're from.”

As quoted in "Mammary mia!" by Vicky Allan in The Sunday Herald http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20020908/ai_n12578387/pg_1 (8 September 2002)

Susannah Constantine Quotes about clothes

“I'm much more self-conscious clothed than unclothed. I'm a frustrated Page Three girl. I have no shame about my body.”

As quoted in "Acne, alcohol … and non-stop sex" by Lynda Lee-Potter in Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=229872&in_page_id=1879 (6 September 2003)

“It’s been very satisfying to design a range which is all about shape. It’s not about what size you are, it’s about how you can minimise or accentuate parts of your body with clothing. That’s what we’ve created.”

As quoted in "These Girls Could Save Your Marriage" by Jessica Johnson in Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/20026/These-girls-could-save-your-marriage (24 September 2007)

Susannah Constantine Quotes

“What it is, is that you're (Trinny) the accelerator and I'm (Susannah) the break. And that's why it works.”

Regarding Trinny and Susannah's relationship in the online-exclusive mockumentary Trinny and Susannah What They Did Next; as quoted in "The Short Goodbye" produced by t5m http://www.trinnyandsusannahwhattheydidnext.com/episode-1/ (June 2010)

“For us, it’s all about shape, and how that is going to cure a bodily defect.”

Views on clothing, as quoted in "Retail therapists" by Fiona Neill in The Times http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2050017.ece (14 July 2007)

“My boobs are the bane of my life, they're a real burden. Every time I have a baby, I go up two sizes. I'll probably be an E cup after this. I can't bear it.”

As quoted in "Acne, alcohol … and non-stop sex" by Lynda Lee-Potter in Daily Mail (6 September 2003)

“I worked in Harrods as a sales girl and I was so lazy, I just sat on my arse all day. Now I have huge respect for shop girls. It was boring, so I tried to shoplift things, but we’d always get our bags checked.”

As quoted in "Interrogation: Trinny & Susannah" in The Daily Mirror http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/showbiz/celebsonsunday/interrogation/2007/09/16/interrogation-trinny-susannah-98487-19770870/ (16 September 2007)

“Our primary concern is not to be style icons ourselves.”

Scots Are So Stylish... (2007)

“In social situations I still feel scared. My best friend and husband give me the freedom to be myself.”

As quoted in "Retail therapists" by Fiona Neill in The Times (14 July 2007)

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