I always believed that style was more important than fashion. They are rare, those who imposed their style while fashion makers are so numerous.
YVES SAINT LAURENTI tried to show that fashion is an art. For that, I followed the counsel of my master Christian Dior and the imperishable lesson of Mademoiselle Chanel.
More Yves Saint Laurent Quotes
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Elegance is no longer significant; clothes have to be fun.
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Fashion is defined by what later becomes out of fashion.
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A designer who is not also a couturier, who hasn’t learned the most refined mysteries of physically creating his models, is like a sculptor who gives his drawings to another man, an artisan, to accomplish.
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Anyone who reaches for great expression has to be careful of the ridiculous.
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I like to watch the way a model moves in my clothes, the way she gives them life, or if they are wrong, stillborn, the way her life rejects them.
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The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.
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Dressing is a way of life.
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I don’t really like knees.
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Blue Jeans? They should be worn by farm girls milking cows!
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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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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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Playing with fashion is an art. The first rule is don’t burn your wings.
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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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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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I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.
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