Style-related quotations

Mac

Sometimes I read something and think, Ah-Hah! So I'm starting this thread where we can post quotations that really stand out to us as Smart Style Thinking.

I'll start.

"A full-length mirror should become your most important fashion accessory." - Carolina Herrera

15 years ago

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Kristine

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"Isn't elegance forgetting what one is wearing?" -Yves St. Laurent

15 years ago

April

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I have posted this one before, from Michael Kors:

"70 percent of the clothes you own should be meat and potatoes. 30 percent should be icing and fluff — that’s colour, pattern, shine, accessories. Too many women get the proportions the other way round, then can’t figure out why they can’t get dressed.”

15 years ago

taylor

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Fashion fades only Style remains......Coco Chanel

15 years ago

Michelle

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1. "Dress sharply and they notice the dress, dress impeccably and they notice the woman." - Coco Chanel

2. "Style is knowing who you are, what ou want to say and not giving a damn." - Gore Vidal

15 years ago

Anonymous

Oh my gosh, these are all good. I don't have one to contribute but what a great thread.

15 years ago

chewyspaghetti

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I think it was Coco Chanel that said "When in doubt, wear pearls."

15 years ago

Misia

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Elegant: the best definition of elegance is by Antoine St. Exupery, the author of The Little Prince " A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away"

15 years ago

RoseandJoan

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This one always makes me laugh

Oscar Wilde
'Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months'

Diana Vreeland
'Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.'

Diana Vreeland
'Bad taste is better than no taste at all'

15 years ago

Kristine

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"To be beautiful, all a woman needs is a black pullover and a black skirt and to be arm in arm with a man she loves."

-Yves St. Laurent

I read this one when I was a teenager and it stuck with me, which is funny because I actually don't agree with most of it. I hardly ever wear black and definitely don't think you need a man around to be beautiful. But I still love the idea that you can be at your most beautiful in a simple outfit, especially if you're happy!

15 years ago

Mac

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Simon Doonan was asked this question and his answer is below.

What aspect of fashion do you dislike? <<There is a snooty elitism that tries to separate people into “the groovy” and “the non-groovy”. I hate this. It's very school playground.>>

I love this quotation, because fashion is too often used as a tool to put other people down but blogs like YLF show that style can also bring out the kindest and most supportive in folks, too.

15 years ago

Angie

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Love these quotes!

My favourite is from Coco too:

"Beauty is no guarantee for happiness. Strive instead for elegance, grace and style".

15 years ago

LoP

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Here are my favorites: http://www.legacyofpearl.com/quotes

15 years ago

Mac

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From Annie, the musical... "You're never fully dressed without a smile." : )

15 years ago

LoP

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What a cute quote! That's close to something my Mom used to say.

15 years ago

taylor

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A woman must be 2 things: Classy and Fabulous...another Coco Chanel

15 years ago

Angie

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And this is why we love Co Co. Has anyone seen Coco before Chanel? I loved it and highly recommend it. (English subtitles).

Mac: I love your last quote.

15 years ago

Mac

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"Style is a simple way of saying complicated things" -Jean Cocteau

15 years ago

Mac

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La Rochefoucauld

"A fashionable woman is always in love... with herself."

I suspect he meant it as a slam, suggesting that fashionable women are vain, but I'm taking it as a flattering truth: stylish women have and show self-respect, self-esteem and -- yes -- self-love.

15 years ago

Barbara

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My favorite, from Coco Chanel: “"The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you!"

15 years ago

bj1111

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I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.
Diana Vreeland

a little self-love helps one feel cherished if only by one's self. sometimes, that all one gets. many times, that's enough.

15 years ago

biscuitsmom

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So fun and so true!

15 years ago

Mac

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"Fashion is a trend. Style lives within a person." - Oscar de la Renta

11 years ago

shipskitty

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"...Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither should a wardrobe be." ~ Betty Halbreich

"A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes." ~ Vera Wang

"Fashion should be a form of escapism, not a form of inprisonment." ~ Alexander McQueen

11 years ago

Marilyn

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“Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.” ~ Oscar de la Renta

11 years ago

Anonymous

For all those, like me, who have fussy feet but love shoes:

'Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.' - Marilyn Monroe

11 years ago

crutcher

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"I tell my clients that you should love yourself in something IMMEDIATELY; nothing gets better the more times you look at it in the mirror."
Betty Halbreich
(This is my new fridge mantra...I am so bad at trying on multiple times and going..well, I could.....or I could......No more..Lucy...if it doesn't bow you over the first glance...out it goes...)

11 years ago

Anonymous

That's the best quote ever, crutcher... and so true!

11 years ago

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