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?"
Quotations
Fashion
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
-Coco Chanel
When a woman smiles, then her dress should smile too.
-Madeleine Vionnet
The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s needed is to bring something new.
-Karl Lagerfeld
I don't believe in fashion. I believe in costume. Life is too short to be same person every day.
-Stephanie Perkins
"Lola and the Boy Next Door"
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.
-Henry David Thoreau
Fashion and music are the same, because music express its period too.
-Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion has the power to magically transform you;
when you look good, you feel good.
-Syarifah Liza Mashita
I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn’t exist anymore.
-Sophie Kinsella
"Confessions of a Shopaholic"
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
