I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.
YVES SAINT LAURENTWithout elegance of the heart, there is no elegance.
More Yves Saint Laurent Quotes
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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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I adore America. It’s an extraordinary country. A new country.
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Blue Jeans? They should be worn by farm girls milking cows!
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We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.
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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 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.
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The street and me is a love story. 1971 is a great date because, finally, fashion took to the street.
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Elegance is no longer significant; clothes have to be fun.
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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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Fashion is like a party. Getting dressed is preparing to play a role.
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Seeing Cubism paintings at the Beaubourg makes me very happy and also old films.
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There are women who have completely transformed my view of fashion.
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I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them confidence.
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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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I created for my era and I tried to foresee what tomorrow would be.
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