Decadence attracts me. It suggests a new world, and, for me, society’s struggle between life and death is absolutely beautiful.
YVES SAINT LAURENTModa je prolazna, dok stil traje, on je večan.
More Yves Saint Laurent Quotes
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I find men’s clothing fascinating because sometime between, say, 1930 and 1936 a handful of basic shapes were created and still prevail as a sort of scale of expression, with which every man can project his own personality and his own dignity.
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Each model I have represents a type of ideal women to me.
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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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Dressing is a way of life. It brings you joy. It can give you freedom and liberation, help you to find yourself and to move without restraint. Isn’t elegance forgetting what one is wearing?
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Isn’t elegance forgetting what one is wearing?
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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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Fashion is defined by what later becomes out of fashion.
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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 don’t really like knees.
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What is wonderful about my art is that dream and reality can become one. There is just one step between the two.
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I love women. I love all the bright and attractive people and things of this world, the flame and also the moth, the dancer and the dance.
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Fashion is like a party. Getting dressed is preparing to play a role.
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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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My name will be written in fiery letters on the Champs Elysees.
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A good clothing is a passport for happiness.
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