Today I wanted to compile a list of some of my favorite quotes from fashion icons and designers. Stay inspired!
“Fashion fades, only style remains the same.” – Coco Chanel
“Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.” – Alexander McQueen
“I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.” – Diana Vreeland
“The difference between style and fashion is quality” – Giorgio Armani
“We don’t need fashion to survive, we just desire it so much.” – Marc Jacobs
“Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It’s not about brands. It’s about something else that comes from within you.” – Ralph Lauren
“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
“Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered.” – Giorgio Armani
“I don’t design clothes. I design dreams” – Ralph Lauren
“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
“Fashions fade, style is eternal.” – Yves Saint-Laurent
“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 you live.” – Gianni Versace
“One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.” – Karl Lagerfeld
“Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.” – Marc Jacobs
“It’s a new era in fashion – there are no rules. It’s all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together.” – Alexander McQueen
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel
“Chic is a kind of mayonnaise, either it tastes, or it doesn’t.” – Karl Lagerfeld
“I think dress, hairstyle and make-up are the crucial factors in projecting an attractive persona and give one the chance to enhance one’s best physical features.” – Vivienne Westwood
“Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.” – Rachel Zoe
“To me, fashion is like a mirror. It’s a reflection of the times. And if it doesn’t reflect the times, it’s not fashion. Because people aren’t gonna be wearing it.” – Anna Sui
“Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life.” – Bill Cunningham
“Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds.” – Coco Chanel
“Pure, intense emotions. It’s not about design. It’s about feelings.”– Alber Elbaz
“Conformity is the only real fashion crime. To not dress like yourself and to sublimate your spirit to some kind of group identity is succumbing to fashion fascism.” – Simon Doonan