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.
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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There are women who have completely transformed my view of fashion.
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I love bows, … And I feel some couture pots coming on.
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There are women who have completely transformed my view of fashion and if I hadn’t shown them I would never have arrived at this point in fashion, you see.
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[Fashion is] a kind of vitamin for style.
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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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For a woman, le smoking is an indispensable garment with which she finds herself continually in fashion, because it is about style, not fashion.
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My name will be written in fiery letters on the Champs Elysees.
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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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I find men’s clothing fascinating because sometime between, say, 1930 and 1936 a handful of basic shapes were created and still prevail as a sort of scale of expression, with which every man can project his own personality and his own dignity.
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Fashion is defined by what later becomes out of fashion.
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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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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 love black because it affirms, designs and styles. A woman in a black dress is a pencil stroke.
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Fashion is like a party. Getting dressed is preparing to play a role.
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To be beautiful, woman enough to have a black sweater, black skirt and walk arm in arm with the man she loves.
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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 was born with a nervous breakdown.
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When you feel good in a clothing anything can happen.
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I 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.
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Blue Jeans? They should be worn by farm girls milking cows!
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Playing with fashion is an art. The first rule is don’t burn your wings.
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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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Haute couture consists of secrets whispered from generation to generation,
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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’m so secluded. Very alone.
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The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves. But for those who haven’t had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there.
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