34 Fashion Quotes Every Woman Should Know

Fashion isn’t just something you wear. For most of us, it’s a way of life. We corralled 34 of our favorite fashion quotes from designers, models, photographers, and celebrities. Enjoy these words of wisdom to live (and dress) by.

“Don’t dress to kill, dress to survive.” — Karl Lagerfeld

“Without foundations, there can be no fashion.” — Christian Dior

“Fashions fade, style is eternal.” —Yves Saint Laurent

“Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends.” — Kate Spade

“The best color in the whole world is the one that looks good on you.” — Coco Chanel

“Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.” — Oscar de la Renta

“Celebrate the idea that you don’t fit in. Find your own fit. Stay unique.” — Betsey Johnson

“Fashion is not just beauty, it’s about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong.” — Adriana Lima

I advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute.

Dita Von Teese

“Fashion and style is just that. Fashion and style. It’s not brain surgery.” — Cindy Crawford

“A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.” — Vera Wang

“I have no problem with whatever the next big look is. Just don’t try and tell me that only one look is beautiful.” — Alek Wek

“Fashion faux pas should be celebrated. I enjoy them because it means we’re not all clones.” — Linda Evangelista

“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” — Oscar Wilde

“Fashion is instant language.” — Miuccia Prada

“I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.” — Marilyn Monroe

“The fashionable woman wears clothes. The clothes don’t wear her.” — Mary Quant

Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.

Sophia Loren

“Fashion can be this mysterious thing that you can’t explain.” — Diane von Furstenberg

“Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness, simply didn’t know where to go shopping.” — Bo Derek

“If you don’t feel good in it, don’t wear it, because you’ll never look good.” — L’Wren Scott

“Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.” — Vivienne Westwood

“Shoes transform your body language and attitude. They lift you physically and emotionally.” — Christian Louboutin

“Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.” — Donatella Versace

“When in doubt, wear red.” — Bill Blass

“Fashion never stops. There is always the new project, the new opportunity.” — Carolina Herrera

People will stare. Make it worth their while.”

Harry Winston

“In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” — Elsa Schiaparelli

“Fashion in the present means being individual and finding oneself.” — Gloria Steinem

“More is more and less is a bore.” — Iris Apfel

“The joy of dressing is an art.” — John Galliano

“Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered.” — Giorgio Armani

“Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.” — Tom Ford

“Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.” — Lauren Hutton

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