Liz Goldwyn Quotes

Liz Goldwyn

Profession : Writer

Birth : December 25, 1976

I don't label myself a feminist. I love men, but I am all about promoting a better, healthier relationship between the sexes.

Liz Goldwyn

In L.A., retro culture is just part of the thing you do. When we were kids, we didn't have allowances, and it was not cool to wear designer clothes. So it meant that we were into 1920s dresses when we were 13.

Liz Goldwyn

I can't write about people I don't feel some sort of connection to.

Liz Goldwyn

What I always loved about vintage clothes is that you let the woman who wore it before you live on in some way.

Liz Goldwyn

I don't just buy a dress because it's pretty - it has to be evocative of a mood, a character I want to take on.

Liz Goldwyn

My favorite thing to do in L.A. is to be in a car with friends listening to music. The perfect time is twilight, when the setting sun is filtering through the palm trees. Back in the day, we'd be listening to the Vandals, X, or Farside. Now it would be L.A.-based bands like Dum Dum Girls, Foxygen, or Ty Segall.

Liz Goldwyn

For me, clothing has always been connected to history. That's what draws me in.

Liz Goldwyn

Red lipstick has been my beauty staple for years. I show up to Pilates or yoga at 8 A.M. wearing my red lipstick.

Liz Goldwyn

I spend a lot more time on my wardrobe than my makeup routine and usually have to be told to brush my hair!

Liz Goldwyn

Fashion is not interesting unless it has some connection to something outside of that world. It's the same thing with any part of the arts: you can't just take pictures - you have to look at science, to listen to music; you have to be aware of the connections within the world. If you take something in an isolated box, it loses all significance.

Liz Goldwyn

If fashion has a political significance, it is probably culturally, as a camouflage.

Liz Goldwyn