I will say study. When they ask me how I can be elegant, well dressed – I say study! (Laughs) Study fashion, study movies, study art and after that study yourself. Probably to understand what is happening and the rest of the work, is to try to understand the system of working.

-Miuccia Prada in the AW 2008 issue of AnOther

Persevering. Making mistakes. Failing. Trying again. Becoming better, one step at a time. Who hasn’t been there? Anyone who’s successfully built a body of work is familiar with the struggle.

Inspired by the Advice of Legends

Especially in these last days of a drawn-out election cycle in which so much negative garbage has been slung, I’m finding Daze‘s focus on humane, sensible, and encouraging creative voices, refreshing. Bjork, David Lynch, Miuccia Prada and Larry Clark are included. These quotes are from legends. Meaning, they’ve been through the ups and downs, and now they’re sharing their insights with us.