“A good model can advance fashion by ten years.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“Dressing is a way of life.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“Fashions fade, style is eternal.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity – all I hope for in my clothes.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“Isn’t elegance forgetting what one is wearing?” -Yves Saint Laurent

“It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic, by fashion. -Yves Saint Laurent

Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“I participated in the transformation of my era. I did it with clothes, which is surely less important than music, architecture, painting … but whatever it’s worth I did it.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“I always believed that style was more important than fashion. They are rare, those who imposed their style while fashion makers are so numerous.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves. But for those who haven’t had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“I tried to show that fashion is an art. For that, I followed the counsel of my master Christian Dior and the imperishable lesson of Mademoiselle Chanel. I created for my era and I tried to foresee what tomorrow would be.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“A designer who is not also a couturier, who hasn’t learned the most refined mysteries of physically creating his models, is like a sculptor who gives his drawings to another man, an artisan, to accomplish.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.” -Yves Saint Laurent

“I love bows, … And I feel some couture pots coming on.” -Yves Saint Laurent

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

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