Quotations on Fashion and Style

“One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.”
—Oscar Wilde

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

“Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.”
—Coco Chanel

“Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after style.”
—John Fairchild

“Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women.”
—Elsa Schiaparelli

“I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.”
—Katharine Hepburn

“Style is primarily a matter of instinct.”
—Bill Blass

Samantha <on the Hermes Birken bag>: “Oh honey, it’s not so much the style, it’s what carrying it means!”
Carrie: “It means you’re out four thousand bucks.”