I cannot pretend to do sculpture and make a woman the ridiculous pedestal of my pretensions. To render clothing poetic, yes–but one must preserve its dignity as clothing.
YVES SAINT LAURENTLe 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.
More Yves Saint Laurent Quotes
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Fashion is like a party. Getting dressed is preparing to play a role.
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The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.
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Without elegance of the heart, there is no elegance.
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I love bows, … And I feel some couture pots coming on.
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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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Chanel freed women, and I empowered them.
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Fashions come and go, but style is forever.
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Elegance is no longer significant; clothes have to be fun.
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I’m so secluded. Very alone.
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It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic by fashion.
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A woman’s wardrobe shouldn’t change every six months.
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I love black because it affirms, designs and styles. A woman in a black dress is a pencil stroke.
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Finding your own style is not easy, but once found it brings complete happiness. It gives you self-confidence, always.
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There are women who have completely transformed my view of fashion and if I hadn’t shown them I would never have arrived at this point in fashion, you see.
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If, in ready-to-wear, a garment is manufactured according to standard sizes, the haute couture garment adapts to any imperfection in order to eliminate it.
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