“Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.”

—Yves Saint Laurent

“A woman’s dress should be a like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.”

—Sophia Loren

“Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.”

—Jean Cocteau

“Women should look like women. A piece of cardboard has no sexuality.”

—Alexander McQueen