These iconic designers didn’t just inspire us with their creations but also with their words of wisdom. Which shaped the behaviors and attitudes of their followers of all the time. Get inspired by these 110 timeless fashion quotes of all time that will never stop inspiring you at any point in time.
“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
“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
“You either know fashion or you don’t.” – Anna Wintour
“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 don’t believe that clothes should be just an extension of one’s intellect” – Sabyasachi Mukherjee
“Clothes aren’t going to change the world. The women who wear them will.” – Anne Klein
“The best things in life are free, the second-best are very expensive” – Coco Chanel
“I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.” —Bette Midler
“Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.” – Lauren Hutton
“Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.” —Oscar de la Renta
“One is never over-dressed or under-dressed with a Little Black Dress.” – Karl Lagerfeld
“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.
― Coco Chanel
“Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.” – Jean Cocteau
“I think there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.”—Alexander McQueen
“Style is something each of us already has, all we need to do is find it.” —Diane von Furstenberg
“I don’t do fashion. I am fashion” – Coco Chanel
“A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.”
― Coco Chanel
“Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick.”
― Gwyneth Paltrow
“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn”
― Orson Welles
“We don’t need fashion to survive, we just desire it so much” – Marc Jacobs
“I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.” – Diana Vreeland
“We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.” – Yves Saint Laurent
“Trendy is the last stage before tacky.” —Karl Lagerfeld
“People will stare. Make it worth their while.” —Harry Winston
“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
“Sexiness is a confidence issue, not a size issue” – Sabyasachi
“Fashion should be a form of escapism and not a form of imprisonment.” – Alexander McQueen
“Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends.” —Kate Spade
“Over the years, I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.” – Yves Saint Laurent
“Clothes are like a good meal, a good movie, great pieces of music.” – Micheal Kors
“I like my money right where I can see it: hanging in my closet.” – Carrie Bradshaw
“I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.” —Vera Wang
“I make clothes, women make fashion.” —Azzedine Alaïa
“Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness, simply didn’t know where to go shopping.” —Bo Derek
“When in doubt, wear red.” —Bill Blass
“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself” – Coco Chanel
“Shoes transform your body language and attitude. They lift you physically and emotionally.” – Christian Louboutin
“Gentleness doesn’t get work done unless you happen to be hen laying eggs” – Coco Chanel
“You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life. Without it, you’re nobody. I’m not talking about lots of clothes.” —Diana Vreeland
“You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” —Edith Head
“I think there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.”– Alexander McQueen
“The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.” —Hubert de Givenchy
“I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect, they are much more interesting.” —Marc Jacobs
“I don’t design clothes. I design dreams.” —Ralph Lauren
“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
“Fashion is like eating, you shouldn’t stick to the same menu.” —Kenzo Takada
“Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered.” —Giorgio Armani
“How many cared one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.” – Coco Chanel
“Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.” – Rachel Zoe
“The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.” —Giambattista Valli
“I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.” —Vera Wang
“Being well dressed hasn’t much to do with having good clothes. It’s a question of good balance and good common sense.” —Oscar de la Renta
“Always dress like you’re going to see your worst enemy.” – Kimora Lee
“A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste—it’s hearty, it’s healthy, it’s physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I’m against.” —Diana Vreeland
“White is pure and simple and matches with everything” – Christian Dior
“The detail is as important as the essential is. When it is inadequate, it destroys the whole outfit.” – Christian Dior
“The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail.” – Christian Dior
“I think, the less you have, the more personal & creative your style can be.” – Jesse Whale
“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”
― Coco Chanel
“Clothes are never a frivolity: they always mean something.” – James Laver
“Fashion goes in only one direction – forward – and I’m a firm believer in thinking that way too” – Anna Wintour
“Keep your heels, head & standards high.” – Coco Chanel
“Fashions fade, style is eternal.” —Yves Saint Laurent
“The way you dress is an expression of your personality.” – Alessandro Michele
“Style isn’t just about what you wear, it’s about how you live.” – Lilly Pulitzer
“Dressing well is a form of good manners” – Tom Ford
“Looking good isn’t self-importance; it’s self-respect.” Charles Hix
“Life isn’t perfect but your outfit can be.” – Anonymous
“Life is too short to wear boring clothes.” – Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs
“If you’re not sure whether it looks good on you, it doesn’t.” – Scott Omelianuk
“Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life.” – Bill Cunningham
“I have never seen elegance go out of style.” – Sonya Teclai
“Fashion is something that comes that comes from within you” – Ralph Lauren
“Dress for the body you have now.” – Antonio Centeno
“There are no rules in fashion but there are mistakes.” – Himelisms
“Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.” – Sir Francis Bacon
“Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing, and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.” – Vivienne Westwood
“Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.” – Christian Dior
“The joy of dressing is an art” . – John Galliano
“You can have a conversation with your eyes.” – Sonia Rykiel
“Fashion should be a form of escapism and not a form of imprisonment.” – Alexander McQueen
“I don’t want a politician who’s thinking about fashion for even one millisecond. It’s the same as medical professionals. The idea of a person in a Comme des Garcons humpback dress giving me a colonoscopy is just not groovy.” – Simon Doonan
“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” —Coco Chanel
“Fashion has to reflect who you are, what you feel at the moment and where you’re going.” – Pharrell Williams
“I’m a very down-to-earth person, but it is my job to make that earth more pleasant.” – Karl Lagerfeld
“In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” – Elsa Schiaparelli
“High heels are a pleasure with pain.” – Christian Louboutin
“Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.” —Marc Jacobs
“Pure, intense emotions. It’s not about design. It’s about feelings.” – Alber Elbaz
“I think in Black.” – Gareth Pugh
“What survives the whole process is what people wear.” – Marc Jacobs
“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
“I don’t approach fashion, fashion approaches me.” – Daphne Guinness
“I want to empower women. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.” – Alexander Mcqueen
“I know what women look good in. I don’t think the rules ever change.” – Michael Kors
“I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can’t possess radiance, you can only admire it.”– Elizabeth Taylor
“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”
― Yves Saint Laurent
“Like Picasso, I go through blue periods, green periods, or grey periods.” – Sonia Rykiel
“Dress like you’re already famous”
“Cinderella is not only an iconic character when it comes to beauty, grace and fairytale love, but also shoes.” – Christian Louboutin
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel
