Elegance and beauty have been banished.
YVES SAINT LAURENTDecadence attracts me. It suggests a new world, and, for me, society’s struggle between life and death is absolutely beautiful.
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Anyone who reaches for great expression has to be careful of the ridiculous.
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Le plus beau vêtement qui puisse habiller une femme, ce sont les bras de l’homme qu’elle aime. Mais, pour celles qui n’ont pas eu la chance de trouver ce bonheur, je suis là.
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I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.
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I don’t like [to] make a woman … an abstract concept of the fashion. I don’t like [to] say, “You must wear that.” … I am not a dictator.
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I don’t really like knees.
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The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.
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I adore America. It’s an extraordinary country. A new country.
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Elegance is no longer significant; clothes have to be fun.
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I tried to show that fashion is an art. For that, I followed the counsel of my master Christian Dior and the imperishable lesson of Mademoiselle Chanel.
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Playing with fashion is an art. The first rule is don’t burn your wings.
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Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
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I participated in the transformation of my era. I did it with clothes, which is surely less important than music, architecture, painting but whatever it’s worth I did it.
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You should be able to use the pieces you already own and add to them. Because they are like timeless classics.
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I created for my era and I tried to foresee what tomorrow would be.
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Isn’t elegance forgetting what one is wearing?
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