I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity – all I hope for in my clothes.
YVES SAINT LAURENTYou should be able to use the pieces you already own and add to them. Because they are like timeless classics.
More Yves Saint Laurent Quotes
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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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Chanel freed women, and I empowered them.
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Fashion comes and goes, but style is eternal.
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Fashion is like a party. Getting dressed is preparing to play a role.
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Haute couture consists of secrets whispered from generation to generation,
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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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Without elegance of the heart, there is no elegance.
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I was born with a nervous breakdown.
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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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I couldn’t love a woman who inspired me to be totally disinterested. If I fell in love with a woman for an artistic reason, or from the point of view of my work, I think it would rob her of something.
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Playing with fashion is an art. The first rule is don’t burn your wings.
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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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Fashions come and go, but style is forever.
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I always believed that style was more important than fashion. They are rare, those who imposed their style while fashion makers are so numerous.
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Dressing is a way of life.
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