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Inspirational Quotes from Fashion Designers


It is a little bit difficult to find the right words for the power of style and fashion, but these iconic Fashion Designers managed to do so with inspiring words of wisdom. Let's read together the quotes from the greatest fashion designers that will never go out of style.

Here we present our favourite fashion quotes to live by:

"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

"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

"Luxury is the ease of a t-shirt in a very expensive dress." ―Karl Lagerfeld

"The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive." —Coco Chanel

"I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman." —Vera Wang

"People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.''— Manolo Blahnik

"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

"Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine.'' — Donatella Versace

"Elegance is a question of personality, more than one's clothing."—Jean-Paul Gaultier

"Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing." Alexander Wang

"Everything I know, see or hear, every part of my life is transformed into dresses. They are my daydreams, but they have passed from dreamland into the world of everyday items to wear." Christian Dior

“One thing that is exciting about fashion is the surprise element. People don't know what they want. They just know when they see it.” ― Marc Jacobs

''I'm not really a fashion designer. I just love clothes. I've never been to design school. I can't sketch. I can't cut patterns and things. I can shorten things. I can make a dress out of a scarf. '' Kate Moss

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