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 and beauty have been banished.
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Fashion is defined by what later becomes out of fashion.
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Fashions fade, style is eternal.
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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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Elegance is no longer significant; clothes have to be fun.
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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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I don’t at all search for an ideal woman, but several ideal women.
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I was born with a nervous breakdown.
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I love bows, … And I feel some couture pots coming on.
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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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My name will be written in fiery letters on the Champs Elysees.
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I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.
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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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Seeing Cubism paintings at the Beaubourg makes me very happy and also old films.
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Blue Jeans? They should be worn by farm girls milking cows!
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