Words of Wisdom: 50 Famous Quotes About Fashion

Fashion is an ever-evolving art form, a reflection of society, and an expression of individual identity. Throughout history, designers, icons, and visionaries have shared their thoughts on fashion, leaving behind a legacy of wisdom and inspiration. As a fashion designer, I find these quotes not only motivational but also a guiding light in the creative process. Here’s a collection of 50 famous quotes about fashion that capture its essence and transformative power.

1. **Coco Chanel:** "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."
2. **Yves Saint Laurent:** "Fashions fade, style is eternal."
3. **Alexander McQueen:** "Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment."
4. **Ralph Lauren:** "Fashion is about something that comes from within you."
5. **Marc Jacobs:** "Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them."
6. **Diane von Fürstenberg:** "Style is something each of us already has, all we need to do is find it."
7. **Oscar de la Renta:** "Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself."
8. **Christian Dior:** "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."
9. **Karl Lagerfeld:** "One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress."
10. **Bill Cunningham:** "Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life."
11. **Donatella Versace:** "Fashion is all about happiness. It’s fun. It’s important. But it’s not medicine."
12. **Giorgio Armani:** "Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered."
13. **Vera Wang:** "I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman."
14. **Tom Ford:** "Dressing well is a form of good manners."
15. **Coco Chanel:** "In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different."
16. **Miuccia Prada:** "What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today, when human contacts are so quick. Fashion is instant language."
17. **Anna Wintour:** "Create your own style. Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others."
18. **Elsa Schiaparelli:** "In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous."
19. **Vivienne Westwood:** "You have a more interesting life if you wear impressive clothes."
20. **Rachel Zoe:** "Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak."
21. **Jean-Paul Gaultier:** "The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress."
22. **Hubert de Givenchy:** "The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress."
23. **Christian Louboutin:** "A shoe has so much more to offer than just to walk."
24. **Andre Leon Talley:** "Fashion’s not about looking back. It’s always about looking forward."
25. **Giorgio Armani:** "The difference between style and fashion is quality."
26. **Gianni Versace:** "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."
27. **Edith Head:** "You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it."
28. **Coco Chanel:** "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous."
29. **Marc Jacobs:** "I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect – they are much more interesting."
30. **Victoria Beckham:** "I can’t concentrate in flats."
31. **Karl Lagerfeld:** "Trendy is the last stage before tacky."
32. **Miuccia Prada:** "Fashion is an instant language."
33. **Yves Saint Laurent:** "Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it."
34. **Alexander McQueen:** "You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well dressed."
35. **Coco Chanel:** "Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman."
36. **Jean Cocteau:** "Style is a simple way of saying complicated things."
37. **Rachel Zoe:** "Fashion is a way to transform yourself."
38. **Oscar de la Renta:** "The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward."
39. **Carolina Herrera:** "A wedding dress is both intimate and personal for a woman – it must reflect the personality and style of the bride."
40. **Ralph Lauren:** "I don’t design clothes. I design dreams."
41. **Coco Chanel:** "Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions."
42. **Christian Dior:** "A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting."
43. **Karl Lagerfeld:** "Fashion is a language that creates itself in clothes to interpret reality."
44. **Tom Ford:** "Dressing well is a form of good manners."
45. **Giorgio Armani:** "The difference between style and fashion is quality."
46. **Iris Apfel:** "Fashion you can buy, but style you possess."
47. **Gianni Versace:** "In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do."
48. **Donatella Versace:** "Elegance is always in style for men."
49. **Alexander Wang:** "Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing."
50. **Elie Saab:** "A woman’s dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view."

These quotes capture the spirit of fashion: its transformative power, its reflection of personal and societal values, and its ability to create lasting impressions. They remind us that fashion is not just about clothing, but about self-expression, identity, and the beauty of creativity.