Fashion Quotes

“The joy of dressing is an art.” —John Galliano

^{_{Fashion is a popular aesthetic expression at a particular time, place and in a specific context, especially in clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle and body proportions. Whereas a trend often connotes a peculiar aesthetic expression and often lasting shorter than a season, fashion is a distinctive and industry-supported expression traditionally tied to the fashion season and collections. Style is an expression that lasts over many seasons and is often connected to cultural movements and social markers, symbols, class, and culture (ex. Baroque, Rococo, etc.). According to sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, fashion connotes “the latest fashion, the latest difference.”}}

^{_{Even though they are often used together, the term fashion differs from clothes and costumes, where the first describes the material and technical garment, whereas the second has been relegated to special senses like fancy dress or masquerade wear. Fashion instead describes the social and temporal system that “activates” dress as a social signifier in a certain time and context. (Source- Wikipedia)}}

Let’s Check out some of the Curated Beautiful & Inspirational Quotes from the Industry.

^{“One is never over-dressed or under-dressed with a Little Black Dress.” —Karl Lagerfeld}

_{^{“Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live.”}}

_{^{—Gianni Versace}}

_{^{“Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes.”}}

_{^{—Diana Vreeland}}

_{^{“Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live.”}}

_{^{—Gianni Versace}}

_{^{“What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today, when human contacts are so quick. Fashion is instant language.”}}

_{^{—Miuccia Prada}}

^{_{“You either know fashion or you don’t.”}}

_{^{– Anna Wintour}}

^{_{“I think we all know boldness when we see it. Nothing makes me smile more than when I see someone being fully themselves, with their own individual style and character, whatever that is.”}}

^{_{—Angelina Jolie}}

_{^{“I like my money right where I can see it: hanging in my closet.”}}

_{^{– Carrie Bradshaw}}

^{_{“Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.”}}

^{_{—Francis Bacon}}

_{^{“The way I dress depends on how I feel. I never have to psych myself up. Usually it just feels like it works.”}}

_^—Rihanna

^{_{“Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.”}}

^{_{—Francis Bacon}}

^{_{“Perseverance and resilience are key. I also try to remain true to my vision. The idea is to create go-to pieces for a woman’s wardrobe and her life—beautifully crafted pieces that a woman will love today, in two months, in two years, in five years—and to do that for as many women as possible.”}}

^{_{—Narciso Rodriguez}}

^{_{“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they notice the woman.”}}

^{_{—Coco Chanel}}

^{_{“High & low isn’t such a novelty thing, it’s how young people interpret the life we’ve been given. It’s how we look at luxury brands, it’s how we look at heritage brands.”}}

^{_{—Virgil Abloh}}

^{_{On Wednesdays, we wear pink.}}

^{_{—Karen Smith}}

^{_{“There’s so much information now, and everybody sees everything. When we were young kids, we really wanted to shock, but you have to remember, it was the time of punk, and there was a lot of rebellion happening. It was a good thing. Now it’s a bit more conventional.”}}

^{_{—Dries Van Noten}}

_{^{“Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed.”}}

_{^{—Elle Woods}}

_{^{“I think the fashion is super serious and humor is suspect and people don’t always know how to approach it. Sometimes people have questioned whether I was making fun of the industry or just at myself. I’m just trying to raise a smile. Clothes aren’t meant to be worshipped at a church altar. I have a different approach to most designers.”}}

_{^{—Jeremy Scott}}

_{^{“The shoes set up the tone and attitude, they change the perception of the way one wears clothes, what we call in France le porté. It is not about length, but the juxtaposition or décalage of the shoes—high or low—with the rest of the proportions.”}}

_{^{—Hedi Slimane}}

_{^{“I think fashion can do a lot. Fashion is very popular, so it can help broadcast a message and reach a new generation.”}}

_{^{—Maria Grazia Chiuri}}

_{^{“As a woman gets older, it’s more about style than fashion. A woman knowing herself more and more, and looking for new things, is getting into her own personal style, being more than just a fashion addict. I’m interested in that.”}}

_{^{—Nicolas Ghesquière}}

^{_{“Fashion is a religion in one sense. Once upon a time, our brand was considered the sanctum sanctorum of fashion. I want to produce things that people really want to buy.”}}

^{_{—Alessandro Michele}}

_{^{“I think our bodies are beautiful, and I think celebrating them and being comfortable in them—no matter what age you are—is important. There shouldn’t be any kind of shame or discomfort around it.”}}

_{^{—Jennifer Aniston}}

^{_{I may be a beginner at some things, but I’ve got a black belt in shopping.}}

^{_{— Phyllis Nefler}}

_{^{“What I really do believe is that anybody—and it really doesn’t matter what shape your body is—can be seductive and sexy and gorgeous and beautiful. I use an extreme idea of beauty as a way of showing Céline, but I don’t believe it has to be like that outside of the fashion show.”}}

_{^{—Phoebe Philo}}

^{_{“I think we all know boldness when we see it. Nothing makes me smile more than when I see someone being fully themselves, with their own individual style and character, whatever that is.”}}

^{_{—Angelina Jolie}}

^{_{“To wear dreams on one’s feet is to begin to give a reality to one’s dreams.”}}

^{_{—Roger Vivier}}

^{_{“Humor is a big part of my style. You have to be willing to fall on your face a bit, to be that fashion roadkill. I know so many people who are die-hard fashion people who are way more educated than I am, but I love fashion. It’s so much more important than just material.”}}

^{_{—Zoë Kravitz}}

^{_{Elegance is good taste, plus a dash of daring.}}

^{_{Carmel Snow}}

^{_{“When in doubt, wear red.”—Bill Blass}}

_{^{“The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive.” —Coco Chanel}}

^{_{“A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste—it’s hearty, it’s healthy, it’s physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I’m against.” —Diana Vreeland}}

^{_{“Being well dressed hasn’t much to do with having good clothes. It’s a question of good balance and good common sense.” —Oscar de la Renta}}

^{_{“Luxury is the ease of a T-shirt in a very expensive dress.” ―Karl Lagerfeld}}

^{_{“Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves, and of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys, they’d just walk around naked at all times.” —Betsey Johnson}}

_{^{“Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.” —Oscar de la Renta}}

_{^{“Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness, simply didn’t know where to go shopping.” —Bo Derek}}

^{_{I don’t do fashion. I am fashion. —Coco Chanel}}

^{_{“Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who’s wearing it.” —Yves Saint Laurent}}

_{^{“What’s my style is not your style, and I don’t see how you can define it. It’s something that expresses who you are in your own way.” —Iris Apfel}}

^{_{“I make clothes, women make fashion.” —Azzedine Alaïa}}

_{^{“We have this saying, Christy and I. We don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day.” —Linda Evangelista}}

_{^{“Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered.” —Giorgio Armani}}

^{_{“I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.” —Vera Wang}}

_{^{“The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.” —Giambattista Valli}}

_{^{“Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends.” —Kate Spade}}

_{^{Fashion is like eating, you shouldn’t stick to the same menu. —Kenzo Takada}}

^{_{“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” —Coco Chanel}}

_{^{“We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.” —Yves Saint Laurent}}

^{_{“Style is the only thing you can’t buy. It’s not in a shopping bag, a label, or a price tag. It’s something reflected from our soul to the outside world—an emotion.”}}

^{_{—Alber Elbaz}}

^{_{“Shoes transform your body language and attitude. They lift you physically and emotionally.”}}

^{_{—Christian Louboutin}}

_{^{Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak. —Rachel Zoe}}

^{_{“Elegance is elimination.” —Cristóbal Balenciaga}}

_{^{“People will stare. Make it worth their while.” —Harry Winston}}

_{^{“Trendy is the last stage before tacky.” —Karl Lagerfeld}}

_{^{“Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.”}}

_{^{—Lauren Hutton}}

_{^{“The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.” —Hubert de Givenchy}}

^{_{“I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect, they are much more interesting.”}}

^{_{—Marc Jacobs}}

_{^{“Fashion you can buy, but style you possess. The key to style is learning who you are, which takes years. There’s no how-to road map to style. It’s about self expression and, above all, attitude.”}}

_{^{—Iris Apfel}}

^{_{“You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes. Too many women think that they are unimportant, but the real proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet.”}}

^{_{—Christian Dior}}

_{^{“Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.”}}

_{^{—Vivienne Westwood}}

^{_{“You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life. Without it, you’re nobody. I’m not talking about lots of clothes.” —Diana Vreeland}}

^{_{“The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.” —Hubert de Givenchy}}

_{^{Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them. —Marc Jacobs}}

_{^{“In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” —Elsa Schiaparelli}}

_{^{“How can you live the high life if you do not wear the high heels?” —Sonia Rykiel}}

_{^{“Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.” —Alexander Wang}}

^{_{“Fashions fade, style is eternal.” —Yves Saint Laurent}}

^{_{“I don’t design clothes. I design dreams.” —Ralph Lauren}}

_{^{“Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life.” —Bill Cunningham}}

^{_{“Style is something each of us already has, all we need to do is find it.”}}

^{_{—Diane von Furstenberg}}

^{_{“I like my money right where I can see it…hanging in my closet.”}}

^{_{—Carrie Bradshaw}}

_{^{“I think there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.”}}

_{^{—Alexander McQueen}}

^{_{You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it. —Edith Head}}

^{_{“I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.” —Bette Midler}}

_{^{“What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today, when human contacts are so quick. Fashion is instant language.”}}

_{^{—Miuccia Prada}}

_{^{“Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live.”}}

_{^{—Gianni Versace}}

^{_{“Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes.”}}

^{_{—Diana Vreeland}}

_{^{“Shoes transform your body language and attitude. They lift you physically and emotionally.”}}

_{^{– Christian Louboutin}}

^{_{“The customer is the final filter. What survives the whole process is what people wear. I’m not interested in making clothes that end up in some dusty museum.”}} 

^{_{– Marc Jacobs}}

 _{^{“I think there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.”}}

_{^{– Alexander McQueen}}

^{_{“Florals for spring? Groundbreaking.”}}

^{_{– Miranda Priestly}}

_{^{“There was a photo of me with weird sunglasses on and a green sweatshirt, some striped thing, with tights and cowboy boots… I just saw that photo and thought, God, I look crazy.”}}

_{^{– Mary-Kate Olsen}}

_{^{“When you don’t feel to dress means that you are depressed. You need a fashion shower.”}}

_{^{– Anna Dello Russo}}