Tinsley Mortimer Quotes

Tinsley Mortimer

Profession : Celebrity

Birth : August 11, 1975

Originally I was going to write a fashion style guide, but then my publishers suggested I write a novel instead.

Tinsley Mortimer

New Yorkers tend to have a wall up. Being from the South, I didn't have that. It helped me meet a lot of people. And, as a Southerner, I love wearing color. New York is a sea of black. My popping out in pink was definitely noticed.

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I don't follow trends. I wear what I feel comfortable in, and typically that is a dress. I love wearing very feminine details-poufs, ruffles, and baby-doll silhouettes.

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It's funny, when you speak with 'New York' you never know which way they are going to go. They sorta walk that middle road where you don't know if your interview is going to go good or bad.

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When someone is outright nasty to you that hurts. I really try not to have a negative outlook. I mean, I'm not going to say I'm not disappointed when I read something bad about myself.

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But the annoying thing is designing the same thing for two different markets. Like clutches - Japanese girls have no use for clutches because they just go to the clubs right after work. They are so different from New York.

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I'm designing for women between the ages of 20 and 40.

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I'm very proud of what I accomplished here in New York - I had a clothing line, I had a lip gloss called Tinsley Pink, I wrote a book, I had a reality show and I did all these things.

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I am obviously a very creative person.

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I know what I am doing with my handbag design and clothing design.

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I like to feel confident, and I never wear anything that doesn't feel like me.

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But now, with the Internet, your picture is up and they're seeing you in Japan and Germany. That's what happened, and that's why I became more visible. Nothing I did was calculated.

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I wasn't going to a charity event in order to get a picture, in order to get into a magazine.

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I know when I go out and wear a pretty dress and get photographed, I'm going to be in the press, which will help with my business.

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I did a reality show. There's nothing scandalous about that. I did it to further my business and career. I make my own money.

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I haven't seen my natural hair color in 20 years.

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Being blond just makes me feel happier, like when the sun's hitting you. The blond pops. It's cheerful.

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I am not the beachy girl. I don't wear flip-flops and beachy dresses. I'm not as poufy and girlie, but I am the girl who dresses up.

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I never saw myself as this big socialite, but from an outsider point of view, there was a lot going on.

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Not only Southern children - but adults as well - use the preface ma'am or sir when speaking to someone older or in authority.

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