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20 Favorite Fashion Icon Quotes
"One is never over-dressed or under-dressed with a Little Black Dress." —Karl Lagerfeld
"Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory." —Coco Chanel
"I like my money right where I can see it…hanging in my closet." —Carrie Bradshaw
"When in doubt, wear red." —Bill Blass
"Fashions fade, style is eternal." —Yves Saint Laurent
"Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing." —Alexander Wang
"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 to live." —Gianni Versace
"Fashion is what you're offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose." —Lauren Hutton
"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
"What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today, when human contacts are so quick. Fashion is instant language." —Miuccia Prada
"I say dress to please yourself. Listen to your inner muse and take a chance. Wear something that says 'Here I am!' today." —Iris Apfel
"Attitude is everything." —Diane von Furstenberg
"We must never confuse elegance with snobbery." —Yves Saint Laurent
"Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered." —Giorgio Armani
“Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.”—Yves Saint Lauren
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”—Leonardo da Vinci
“Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.”—Marilyn Monroe
“The most important thing to remember is that you can wear all the greatest clothes and all the greatest shoes, but you’ve got to have a good spirit on the inside. That’s what’s really going to make you look like you’re ready to rock the world.”—Alicia Keys
“Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.”—Sophia Loren
“I don’t do fashion. I am fashion.”—Coco Chanel
