Decadence attracts me. It suggests a new world, and, for me, society’s struggle between life and death is absolutely beautiful.
YVES SAINT LAURENTI wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity – all I hope for in my clothes.
More Yves Saint Laurent Quotes
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I was born with a nervous breakdown.
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I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.
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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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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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I’m so secluded. Very alone.
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Le plus beau vêtement qui puisse habiller une femme, ce sont les bras de l’homme qu’elle aime. Mais, pour celles qui n’ont pas eu la chance de trouver ce bonheur, je suis là.
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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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Elegance and beauty have been banished.
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The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.
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We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.
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Elegance is no longer significant; clothes have to be fun.
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I don’t really like knees.
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A good clothing is a passport for happiness.
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Fashions come and go, but style is forever.
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