Yves Saint Laurent

“Black is my refuge.”

“Without elegance of the heart, there is no elegance.”

“Isn't elegance forgetting what one is wearing?”

“A good model can advance fashion by ten years.”

“Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.”

“Fashions fade, style is eternal.”

“Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.”

“Dressing is a way of life.”

“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”

“I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them confidence.”

“I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity – all I hope for in my clothes.”

“Chanel freed women, and I empowered them.”

“The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves.”

“I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.”