"Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live."

— Gianni Versace

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” ~Coco Chanel

"Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers."

— Alexander McQueen

"There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. (But) I always remember that it’s the fantasy, the artistic side, that makes customers want to buy the straightforward black pants."

— Alexander McQueen

"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

The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it.

William Shakespeare

I see that the fashion wears out more apparel than the man.

William Shakespeare

“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