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
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
-Yves Saint Laurent
To me, clothing is a form of self-expression - there are hints about who you are in what you wear.
-Mark Jacobs
A fashion that does not reach the streets is not a fashion.
-Coco Chanel
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
Be not afraid of being called un-fashionable.
-Adolf Loos
I am a fashion person, and fashion is not only about clothes -- it's about all kinds of change.
-Karl Lagerfeld
Like poetry, fashion does not state anything. It merely suggests.
-Karl Lagerfeld
My motto for fashion: If you can’t afford to make an elegant statement, make a ridiculous one.
-Stecey Jay
"Romeo Redeemed"
Fashion is about going ahead, not about memory.
-Karl Lagerfeld
