The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain proportion feels dated or why another one feels exciting at a given moment. I leave that to the cultural historians and theorists.

  • -- Jil Sander 吉尔桑德

时尚明显的无意义也许正是它作为时代精神传感器如此强大的原因。即使是我,一个设计师,也不知道为什么一定比例的人觉得过时,或者为什么另一个人在某一特定时刻感到兴奋。我把这个问题留给文化历史学家和理论家。

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A man from a primitive culture who sees an automobile might guess that it was powered by the wind or by an antelope hidden under the car, but when he opens up the hood and sees the engine he immediately realizes that it was designed.

一个来自原始文化的人看到一辆汽车可能会猜测它是由风或藏在汽车下面的羚羊提供动力,但当他打开引擎盖看到发动机时,他立刻意识到这是设计好的。

I think that a woman wears so many hats, we have so many aspects to us that we're not just one thing. We represent so much within us and that kind of comes across for me as a designer through mixing prints and colors.

我认为,一个女人身兼数职,我们有很多方面,我们不只是一个人。我们代表了我们内心的很多东西,作为一名设计师,我通过混搭印花和颜色来展现这一点。

Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science.

文化人类学作为一门严格意义上的历史科学,正越来越迅速地实现其自身的价值。

The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.

联合国的宗旨是使所有会员国能够享有持久的自由和独立。

Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer.

我做梦也没想到我会成为一名时装设计师。

This country, and the West Coast, especially, is bad at preserving any cultural legacy.

这个国家,尤其是西海岸,不善于保存任何文化遗产。