A beautiful dress may look beautiful on a hanger, but that means nothing. It must be seen on the shoulders, with the movement of the arms, the legs, and the waist.
-Coco Chanel
Quotations
Fashion
I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot!
-Marilyn Monroe
Make up is generally there to make you look better, not make you look like you're wearing make up.
-Hadley Freeman
When a girl feels that she’s perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. That’s charm.
-F. Scott Fitzgerald
"The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald"
Like poetry, fashion does not state anything. It merely suggests.
-Karl Lagerfeld
In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and even clothes, the discussion of fur is childish.
-Karl Lagerfeld
It is impossible to be completely abstract about clothes because they have no life unless they are worn. They must fit onto a body or they do not exist.
-Elizabeth Hawes
"Why is a Dress?"
I want everyone to wear what they want and mix it in their own way. That, to me, is what is modern.
-Karl Lagerfeld
No need for everyone to look the same.
The secret is to wear what suits you best!
-Chica Umino
"Honey and Clover”, Volume 4"
Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds.
-Coco Chanel
