19 Times Designers Inspired Us With These Fashion Quotes

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Coco Chanel

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself aloud.”

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Vera Wang

“Success isn’t about the end result, it’s about what you learn along the way.”

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Zac Posen

“Taking sartorial risks and not following other people is what makes you stand out.”

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Alexander McQueen

“I think there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.”

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Elsa Schiaparelli

"In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous."

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Christian Louboutin

"Shoes transform your body language and attitude. They lift you physically and emotionally.”

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Alber Elbaz

"Style is the only thing you can’t buy. It’s not in a shopping bag, a label, or a price tag. It’s something reflected from our soul to the outside world—an emotion.”

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Azzedine Alaïa

"I make clothes, women make fashion."

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Yves Saint Laurent

"Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who's wearing it."

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Nicolas Ghesquière

"As a woman gets older, it's more about style than fashion. A woman knowing herself more and more, and looking for new things, is getting into her own personal style, being more than just a fashion addict. I'm interested in that."

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Jeremy Scott

"I think the fashion is super serious and humor is suspect and people don't always know how to approach it. Sometimes people have questioned whether I was making fun of the industry or just at myself. I'm just trying to raise a smile. Clothes aren't meant to be worshipped at a church altar. I have a different approach to most designers."