Anyone can give advice on fashion. However, for some matters, it's best to leave opinion to the experts. After all, they're the ones who managed to make a living out of this zany industry we call fashion, managing to endure day in and day out the trials and tribulations of one of the craziest businesses in the world. But it's those experts who know fashion the best. So when it comes to tips and words of wisdom, it's pretty much best to just listen to them.
No list of quotes on fashion would be complete without the reigning queen of it all, Coco Chanel. Practically the most powerful woman to ever exist in couture, Chanel understood what it meant to work hard, and also understand what it was that made a woman beautiful. She also always had something to say about style, like this famous and often-repeated quote: "A style does not go out of style as long as it adapts itself to its period. When there is an incompatibility between the style and a certain state of mind, it is never the style that triumphs."
For designer Issac Mizrahi, fashion just wasn't enough--he had to have a television show, too. After years in the business, he's got more than enough insight and zany quotes to fill several books, let alone a single article. Here's one: "I don't like people to feel completely described by the clothes they wear of mine. I want them to feel that they're describing themselves."
Perhaps the biggest name in American fashion, Anna Wintour is important enough as the editor of Vogue that she even had a movie made about her, called "The Devil Wears Prada." While not the devil itself, she does have a particularly strong wit for saying what she thinks that should serve as an inspiration for many generations to come: "I read in the New York Times this week that I'm an ice queen, I'm the sun king, I'm an alien fleeing from District 9 and I'm a dominatrix. So I reckon that makes me a lukewarm royalty with a whip from outer space. Whattaya think?"
Proving that one's not born a woman but rather, becomes one, RuPaul has been setting the bar for her own unique brand of fashion since the 1990s. Still kicking, her incredibly witty insight on the world at large is worth repeating, and her search for the next best drag queen netted tons of viewers recently. One notable quote of hers: "With hair, heels, and attitude, honey, I am through the roof."
More than just the host of "Project Runway," Tim Gunn is a fashion icon in his own right, from his time teaching at Parsons and The New School to his impeccable taste for smart suits. Always well-dressed and quotable, his insight on fashion is unparalleled: "The larger-than-size-4 market is robust and is in need of good designers."
Fashion designer Jeremy Scott is known for his hilarious and fabulous fashion shows in Paris. Since relocating to Los Angeles, he's managed to grab the attention of major States-side celebrities. Famous quote: "I've never met someone that I thought, oh my god what the --- is she doing with my clothes? It's always cute kids and that's the most flattering. It's people I would like to know or would like to talk to, people who have similar interests too. That's the whole thing about fashion: it's not only about the clothes but also about the people."
When it comes to timeless fashion, it doesn't get more pertinent than Aldo Gucci: "The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low prices has faded away."
No list of quotes on fashion would be complete without the reigning queen of it all, Coco Chanel. Practically the most powerful woman to ever exist in couture, Chanel understood what it meant to work hard, and also understand what it was that made a woman beautiful. She also always had something to say about style, like this famous and often-repeated quote: "A style does not go out of style as long as it adapts itself to its period. When there is an incompatibility between the style and a certain state of mind, it is never the style that triumphs."
For designer Issac Mizrahi, fashion just wasn't enough--he had to have a television show, too. After years in the business, he's got more than enough insight and zany quotes to fill several books, let alone a single article. Here's one: "I don't like people to feel completely described by the clothes they wear of mine. I want them to feel that they're describing themselves."
Perhaps the biggest name in American fashion, Anna Wintour is important enough as the editor of Vogue that she even had a movie made about her, called "The Devil Wears Prada." While not the devil itself, she does have a particularly strong wit for saying what she thinks that should serve as an inspiration for many generations to come: "I read in the New York Times this week that I'm an ice queen, I'm the sun king, I'm an alien fleeing from District 9 and I'm a dominatrix. So I reckon that makes me a lukewarm royalty with a whip from outer space. Whattaya think?"
Proving that one's not born a woman but rather, becomes one, RuPaul has been setting the bar for her own unique brand of fashion since the 1990s. Still kicking, her incredibly witty insight on the world at large is worth repeating, and her search for the next best drag queen netted tons of viewers recently. One notable quote of hers: "With hair, heels, and attitude, honey, I am through the roof."
More than just the host of "Project Runway," Tim Gunn is a fashion icon in his own right, from his time teaching at Parsons and The New School to his impeccable taste for smart suits. Always well-dressed and quotable, his insight on fashion is unparalleled: "The larger-than-size-4 market is robust and is in need of good designers."
Fashion designer Jeremy Scott is known for his hilarious and fabulous fashion shows in Paris. Since relocating to Los Angeles, he's managed to grab the attention of major States-side celebrities. Famous quote: "I've never met someone that I thought, oh my god what the --- is she doing with my clothes? It's always cute kids and that's the most flattering. It's people I would like to know or would like to talk to, people who have similar interests too. That's the whole thing about fashion: it's not only about the clothes but also about the people."
When it comes to timeless fashion, it doesn't get more pertinent than Aldo Gucci: "The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low prices has faded away."
About the Author:
Jayde Johannsen loves analyzing fashion. This is why she launched the Women's Shoes website. It has a section on all the important shoe categories, including women's dress shoes
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