15 Famous Fashion Quotes by Legendary Fashion Designers

“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

“Fashion fades, style is eternal” - Yves Saint Laurent

“Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.” - Vivienne Westwood

“Don’t buy much, but make sure that what you buy is good.” - Christian Dior

“My relationship with fashion has always been that each of us stars in our own movies and costumes ourselves to play the part we want. You take blouses and jeans and dresses, and you put them together, and they tell your story.” - Marc Jacobs

“Dress shabbily, and they remember the dress; dress impeccably, and they remember the woman.” - Coco Chanel

“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

“Shoes transform your body language and attitude. They lift you physically and emotionally.” - Christian Louboutin

“Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It’s not about brands. It’s about something else that comes from within you.” - Ralph Lauren

“Always have fun with fashion. Dress to entertain yourself.” - Betsey Johnson

“A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.” - Vera Wang

“I think people should have fun with fashion, should enjoy wearing beautiful clothes—but also not save everything for the best. Fashion is there to be enjoyed, to be indulged—to wow in. Don’t save it for Sunday best only. Get it out of the tissue paper and be sensational every day.” - John Galliano

“Never use the word ‘cheap’. Today everybody can look chic in inexpensive clothes—the rich buy them, too. There is good clothing design on every level today. You can be the chicest thing in the world in a T-shirt and jeans—it’s up to you.” - Karl Lagerfeld

“I know fashion is not something that can change the world, but it can change the woman. It can empower the woman. It can make her strong, in herself, and to believe in herself more.” - Donatella Versace

“What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today when human contacts go so fast. Fashion is instant language.” - Miuccia Prada