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 LAURENTWhen you feel good in a clothing anything can happen.
More Yves Saint Laurent Quotes
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Fashions fade, style is eternal.
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It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic by fashion.
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My name will be written in fiery letters on the Champs Elysees.
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I don’t at all search for an ideal woman, but several ideal women.
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I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.
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Decadence attracts me. It suggests a new world, and, for me, society’s struggle between life and death is absolutely beautiful.
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Playing with fashion is an art. The first rule is don’t burn your wings.
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Moda je prolazna, dok stil traje, on je večan.
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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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Without elegance of the heart, there is no elegance.
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A designer who is not also a couturier, who hasn’t learned the most refined mysteries of physically creating his models, is like a sculptor who gives his drawings to another man, an artisan, to accomplish.
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We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.
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I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity – all I hope for in my clothes.
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Chanel freed women, and I empowered them.
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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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