nject
some glamour into your day with these inspirational, and often
beautifully poetic, style quotes from some of our favourite fashion
designers and style icons.
1. 'Walk like you have three men walking behind you.' - Oscar de la Renta
2. 'Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.' - Marilyn Monroe
3. 'In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.' - Coco Chanel
4. 'Fashions fade, style is eternal.' - Yves Saint Laurent
5. 'One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.' - Karl Lagerfeld
6. 'Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness, simply didn’t know where to go shopping.' - Bo Derek
7. Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.' - Audrey Hepburn
8. 'I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be and to some degree, the woman I'm still a little piece of.' - Diane Von Furstenberg
9. 'I like being a woman, even in a man’s world. After all, men can’t wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.' - Whitney Houston
10. 'Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.' - Coco Chanel
11. 'In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.' —Elsa Schiaparelli
12. 'I like my money right where I can see it: hanging in my closet.' – Carrie Bradshaw
13. 'The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.' Giambattista Valli
14. 'If you can’t be better than your competition, just dress better.' Anna Wintour
15. 'The fashionable woman wears clothes. The clothes don't wear her.' - Mary Quant
16. '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
17. 'Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.' - Lauren Hutton
18. 'Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have, they say, more important offices than to merely keep us warm. They change our view of the world and the world's view of us.' - Virginia Woolf
19. 'The difference between style and fashion is quality.' - Giorgio Armani
20. '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
21. '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
22. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.' - Coco Chanel
23. 'I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time.' - Lady Gaga
24. 'I lost 200lb to wear suits by Hedi Slimane' - Karl Lagerfeld
25. 'Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the mostintriguing.' - Alexander Wang
26. 'When I design and wonder what the point is, I think of someone having a bad time in their life. Maybe they are sad and they wake up and put on something I have made and it makes them feel just a bit better. So, in that sense, fashion is a little help in the life of a person. But only a little.' - Miuccia Prada
27. 'Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.' – Rachel Zoe
28. 'Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.' - Alexander McQueen
29. 'About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.' - Manolo Blahnik
30. 'The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It’s the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows and the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years.' - Audrey Hepburn
31. 'You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur.' - Karl Lagerfeld
32. 'The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.' - Diana Vreeland
33. 'Style is when they're running you out of town and you make it look like you're leading the parade.' - William Battie
34. 'I don't design clothes. I design dreams.' - Ralph Lauren
35. 'Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.' - Oscar Wilde
36. 'To me, clothing is a form of self-expression - there are hints about who you are in what you wear.' - Marc Jacobs
37. 'Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.' - Orson Welles
38. 'I don't do fashion. I am fashion.' - Coco Chanel
39. 'Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.' - Yves Saint Laurent
40. 'A woman’s dress should be a like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.' - Sophia Loren
41. 'Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.' - Leonardo da Vinci
1. 'Walk like you have three men walking behind you.' - Oscar de la Renta
2. 'Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.' - Marilyn Monroe
3. 'In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.' - Coco Chanel
4. 'Fashions fade, style is eternal.' - Yves Saint Laurent
5. 'One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.' - Karl Lagerfeld
6. 'Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness, simply didn’t know where to go shopping.' - Bo Derek
7. Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.' - Audrey Hepburn
8. 'I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be and to some degree, the woman I'm still a little piece of.' - Diane Von Furstenberg
9. 'I like being a woman, even in a man’s world. After all, men can’t wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.' - Whitney Houston
10. 'Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.' - Coco Chanel
11. 'In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.' —Elsa Schiaparelli
12. 'I like my money right where I can see it: hanging in my closet.' – Carrie Bradshaw
13. 'The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.' Giambattista Valli
14. 'If you can’t be better than your competition, just dress better.' Anna Wintour
15. 'The fashionable woman wears clothes. The clothes don't wear her.' - Mary Quant
16. '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
17. 'Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.' - Lauren Hutton
18. 'Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have, they say, more important offices than to merely keep us warm. They change our view of the world and the world's view of us.' - Virginia Woolf
19. 'The difference between style and fashion is quality.' - Giorgio Armani
20. '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
21. '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
22. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.' - Coco Chanel
23. 'I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time.' - Lady Gaga
24. 'I lost 200lb to wear suits by Hedi Slimane' - Karl Lagerfeld
25. 'Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the mostintriguing.' - Alexander Wang
26. 'When I design and wonder what the point is, I think of someone having a bad time in their life. Maybe they are sad and they wake up and put on something I have made and it makes them feel just a bit better. So, in that sense, fashion is a little help in the life of a person. But only a little.' - Miuccia Prada
27. 'Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.' – Rachel Zoe
28. 'Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.' - Alexander McQueen
29. 'About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.' - Manolo Blahnik
30. 'The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It’s the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows and the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years.' - Audrey Hepburn
31. 'You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur.' - Karl Lagerfeld
32. 'The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.' - Diana Vreeland
33. 'Style is when they're running you out of town and you make it look like you're leading the parade.' - William Battie
34. 'I don't design clothes. I design dreams.' - Ralph Lauren
35. 'Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.' - Oscar Wilde
36. 'To me, clothing is a form of self-expression - there are hints about who you are in what you wear.' - Marc Jacobs
37. 'Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.' - Orson Welles
38. 'I don't do fashion. I am fashion.' - Coco Chanel
39. 'Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.' - Yves Saint Laurent
40. 'A woman’s dress should be a like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.' - Sophia Loren
41. 'Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.' - Leonardo da Vinci
42. 'I can’t concentrate in flats.' - Victoria Beckham
43. 'Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce' - Manolo Blahnik.
44. 'If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion' - Michelle Obama
45. 'Clothes aren’t going to change the world, the women who wear them will' - Anne Klein
46. 'When in doubt, wear red.' Bill Blass
47. 'Fashion is instant language.' Miuccia Prada
48. 'Beauty is power, a smile is its sword.' Charles Reade
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