Yves Saint Laurent

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

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

"I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant masterpiece of design the world has ever seen."

"Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury."

"I tried to create a new woman. She was supposed to be a woman of freedom."

"The thing that matters most is the thing that seems the least important: elegance."

"I want to be remembered as the man who changed the silhouette of women."

"I have always believed that fashion is not something that happens in dresses alone. Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

"Fashion is a language that creates itself in clothes to interpret reality."

"A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting."

"My life is a blue period."

"I believe that in order to be truly elegant, one must not be noticed."

"Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas."

"The most important thing is to do what you love, and I loved fashion design."

"I would like to be remembered as someone who tried to give equality to women."

"Fashion fades, only style remains the same."

"A smile is a secret language."

"I dress women for success, not for seduction."

"Dreams are the playground of the mind."

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."

"I created a new silhouette for women; fashion became more feminine."

"Elegance is the only beauty that never fades."

"One should believe in style, one should believe in the possibility that one can actually play a role in this world and change things."

"Style is not something applied. It is something that emanates."

"The customer should be able to enter our showroom and buy something that makes her feel comfortable, elegant, and beautiful."

"I aspired to create a woman for whom one had not yet found the appropriate wardrobe."

"Fashion is not a democracy, it is not a freedom, it is a dictatorship."

"I want my clothes to create an emotion, a feeling."

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

"The most important thing is to do what you think is right."