Yves Saint Laurent Quotes

I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.
Yves Saint Laurent

Hope, Sex, Wish

Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Yves Saint Laurent

Style, Eternal, Fade

Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
Yves Saint Laurent

Important, Woman, Learned

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.
Yves Saint Laurent

Confuse, Elegance, Snobbery

Dressing is a way of life.
Yves Saint Laurent

A good model can advance fashion by ten years.
Yves Saint Laurent

Good, Fashion, Ten

I adore America. It's an extraordinary country. A new country.
Yves Saint Laurent

Country, America, Adore

I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.
Yves Saint Laurent

Women, Famous, Joy

Isn't elegance forgetting what one is wearing?
Yves Saint Laurent

Forgetting, Elegance, Wearing

I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.
Yves Saint Laurent

Perfection, Style, Longer

I couldn't love a woman who inspired me to be totally disinterested. If I fell in love with a woman for an artistic reason, or from the point of view of my work, I think it would rob her of something.
Yves Saint Laurent

Love, Work, Woman

I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.
Yves Saint Laurent

Hope, Sex, Wish

I'd really like to be in closer contact with life. I'm a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.
Yves Saint Laurent

Life, Place, Outside

I'm so secluded. Very alone.
Yves Saint Laurent

Alone, Secluded

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

Woman, Fashion, Pathetic

Share with your Friends

Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.

Biography

Nationality: French

Born: August 1, 1936

Died: June 1, 2008

Links

Find on Amazon: Yves Saint Laurent

Cite this Page: Citation

Related Authors

Coco Chanel
Christian Louboutin
Christian Dior
Christian Lacroix
Jean Paul Gaultier
Hubert de Givenchy
Paloma Picasso
More

Get Social with BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote of the Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

Syndication

Funny Quote Feed

Love Quote Feed

Nature Quote Feed

About Us