Fashion Designer Quotes

Coco Chanel

Rihanna

Victoria Beckham

Yves Saint-Laurent

Karl Lagerfeld

Christian Dior

Alexander McQueen

I was a rebellious child, a rebellious lover, a rebellious couturière — a real devil.

Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women.

Elsa Schiaparelli

The origins of clothing are not practical. They are mystical and erotic. The primitive man in the wolf-pelt was not keeping dry; he was saying: 'Look what I killed. Aren't I the best?'

Katharine Hamnett

I made a mistake with these stores; I didn't do it myself and it's wrong. So I've had to let people go and there's nothing I hate more than having to get rid of kids. It breaks their hearts. But you know what? It affects sales. Should garment workers at my factory suffer because we fuck up the casting? What I'm looking for is style—that's not something you can teach a person. You have it or you don't. Let's say one girl has an acne problem but good style, while another one is beautiful but has no style. I'm picking acne!

Jack, stop telling people you're Ozzy Osbourne's son to get into places, you're a fucking loser!

Sometimes fashion moves from the moment to the moment to the moment. But where is the integrity in design?

All a designer can do is to anticipate a mood before people realize that they are bored. It is simply a matter of getting bored first

I think that Saint Laurent was probably the master of enhancing the feminine form. I mean, OK, it was sometimes a bit androgynous, but I do think he knew about femininity. I think he liked women... whereas there are others who quite clearly didn't.

Yesterday people were permitted to change things. They will be permitted to advocate changing them tomorrow. It is only dangerous to think of changing anything today.

Elizabeth Hawes

Work hard and you will make it; at the end, it's all about your design philosophy.

I am addicted to the habit of winning. If I am going to compete, I want to win, no point in being there for the walk.

A bikini is not a bikini unless it can be pulled through a wedding ring.

Most male painters have historically admired the female form. It's got a lot going for it.

Stella McCartney

I built my company, and it still has my message. I'm here every day. So when you see the clothes come out you know they are Ralph Lauren.... I try to stay tuned so that I don't become yesterday's news. You have to move and keep your mind open.

I've questioned issues of gender and sexuality since I was a teenager, and I did some experimenting.

When I don't have any ideas, I pick up fabric and start working with it and something happens.

The clothes in themselves do not make a statement. The woman makes the statement and the dress helps.

I'm 40 now. When I'm dead, hopefully this house will still be going.

Alexander McQueen

Design is not for philosophy – it's for life.

I would like to be remembered as the person who created a modern elegance.

Every artist should live by these words: Never feel bad about successfully selling your creations. Never feel bad about creating art you can't sell.

Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof. Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth.

Pharrell Williams

As far as I'm concerned playing 'Dress Up' begins at the age of five, and never truly ends.

I think they have this impression that I'm this miserable cow who doesn't smile. But I'm actually quite the opposite... I'm going to try and smile more for America

Victoria Beckham

I'm not a greedy person, I just want to accomplish so many different things.