Top 20 Fashion Quotes to Live By

Ever need a little inspiration to keep being , well you!!! I have compiled a list my top fashion and style quotes that give me a pick me up and inspire me to just experiment, have fun with fashion and just let my outer clothes express my inner self!

I suggest keeping any that strike a chord with you close by, you never know when you might a little pep talk to yourself!

“Trendy is the last stage before tacky.”
— Karl Lagerfeld  

“Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.”
— Marc Jacobs

 

“I think there is beauty in everything.
What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly,
I can usually see something of beauty in it.”
— Alexander McQueen 

 

“It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic by fashion.”
— Yves Saint Laurent

 

“People will stare. Make it worth their while.”
-Harry Winston

 

“I like my money right where I can see it: hanging in my closet.”
—Carrie Bradshaw

 

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

 

 

“Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.”
— Alexander McQueen

 

”What you wear is such an expression of who you are. That’s like someone picking out who I’m going to date!”
— Diane Kruger, on not working with a stylist

“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.”
— Coco Chanel

 

“I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color.”
– Wednesday Addams

“You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.”
– Edith Head.

 

 

“I don’t believe in fashion. I believe in costume. Life is too short to be same person every day.”
– Stephanie Perkins

 

“I feel that flip-flops are the downfall of many relationships. It’s, like, first it’s the flip-flops, and then it’s the sweatpants…it’s the gateway drug to no sex.”
–Lady Gaga

 

“I like Cinderella – she has a good work ethic and she likes shoes.”
– Amy Adams

 

 

“A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste—it’s hearty, it’s healthy, it’s physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I’m against.”
—Diana Vreeland

 

“Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.”
—Karl Lagerfeld

 

‘Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.’ – Alexander Wang

 

“I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.”
— Diana Vreeland

“Fashion is something given to the masses, style is something meticulously selected by a unique individual”
– Evelyn Wood

 

 

 

My particular favourites are by Harry Winston, Alexander Wang and by Karl Lagerfeld on the sweat pants!

These are just some of the ones I love the most. If you are inspired and want to read more you can find more from other articles here and here or here

Ok tell me ladies, which one is your personal favourite?? Or did I miss one I need to know about??

Reply in the comments so I don’t miss it!

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