Haute couture consists of secrets whispered from generation to generation,
YVES SAINT LAURENTSeeing Cubism paintings at the Beaubourg makes me very happy and also old films.
More Yves Saint Laurent Quotes
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Elegance and beauty have been banished.
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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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Fashions come and go, but style is forever.
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There are women who have completely transformed my view of fashion.
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I prefer to shock rather than to bore through repetition.
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I was born with a nervous breakdown.
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I’m so secluded. Very alone.
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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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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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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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You should be able to use the pieces you already own and add to them. Because they are like timeless classics.
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For me, perfume, must be adapted to fashion, not the other way around.
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I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.
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Fashion comes and goes, but style is eternal.
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My name will be written in fiery letters on the Champs Elysees.
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