Yves Saint Laurent Quotes

"Fashions fade, style is eternal."

"Isn't elegance forgetting what one is wearing?"

"We must never confuse elegance with snobbery."

"Good clothing is a passport to happiness."

"Dressing is a way of life."

"Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it."

"I'm constantly looking for perfection."

"I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style."

"I'm very sure of myself - what I do and what I like."

"I told myself repeatedly, 'One day you will be famous.'"

"A visit to Marrakesh was a great shock to me. This city taught me color."

"I tell myself that I created the wardrobe of the contemporary woman, that I participated in the transformation of my times."

"I am very happy to design haute couture. It's a love story between couture and me."

"I just tried to be an artist in my own metier."

"My favorite thing is a black sweater and skirt, which you can wear all the time by changing the accessories."

"A good model can advance fashion by ten years."

"I do not decide that skirts shall be short or long. The shape of the dress itself often dictates the length."

"It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic, by fashion."

"Seeing Cubism paintings at the Beaubourg makes me very happy and, also, old films."

"I adore America. It's an extraordinary country. A new country."