In the fashion world, we are fortunate to have icons who inspire us and so many personalities who have shaped our individual style and as an extension our lives impermeably. We have role models from Iris Apfel to Anna Wintour, we’ve gained the confidence to be unique from Coco Chanel, heard witty quips about style from Carrie Bradshaw and learnt about the aesthetic appeal from Karl Lagerfeld. While a few of us find it a little difficult to articulate our views and thoughts on fashion and style, there are a few people who have given us their pearls of wisdom and have done it exceptionally.
Here are 30 inspiring quotes to live by, which aren’t just fashion movie quotes, and are shared by real-life style gurus & legendary icons in the genre.
“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
“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
“When in doubt, wear red.”
– Bill Blass
“Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.”
– Alexander Wang
“In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.”
– Elsa Schiaparelli
“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
“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
“Trendy is the last stage before tacky.”
– Karl Lagerfeld
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.”
– Coco Chanel
“Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends.”
– Kate Spade
“Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness, simply didn’t know where to go shopping.”
– Bo Derek
“The joy of dressing is an art.”
– John Galliano
“The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive.”
– Coco Chanel
“I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful but also to reassure them, give them confidence.”
– Yves Saint Laurent
“Buy less, choose well and do it yourself!”
– Vivienne Westwood
“One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.”
– Karl Lagerfeld
“My look is attainable. Women can look like Audrey Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying the large sunglasses, and the little sleeveless dresses.”
– Audrey Hepburn
“I don’t design clothes. I design dreams.”
– Ralph Lauren
“Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak”
– Rachel Zoe
“Black is modest and arrogant at the same time. Black is lazy and easy – but mysterious. But above all black says this: ‘I don’t bother you – don’t bother me”
– Yohji Yamamoto
“1. Find your own style and have the courage to stick to it.
2. Choose your clothes for your way of life.
3. Make your wardrobe as versatile as an actress. It should be able to play many roles.
4. Find your happiest colours – the ones that make you feel good.
5. Care for your clothes, like the good friends they are!”
― Joan Crawford
“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
“Create your own style… let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.”
― Anna Wintour
“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
“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
“If I hadn’t been a determined person I wouldn’t have succeeded in life.”-
Elie Saab
“Elegance is a statement, an attitude. Elegant women are women of character with confidence.” –
Elie Saab
“It’s not about the dress you wear, it’s about the life you lead in the dress.” – Diana Vreeland.
