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15 style quotes from fashion icons: Coco Chanel, Marilyn Monroe and more


OCTOBER 26, 2015 5:21 AM EDT

One of the most revered couturiers, Yves Saint-Laurent, once said, "fashions fade, style is eternal."

Let his quotes, along with these words from other iconic designers, models, and stylists, give you a dose of glamour. Click on the image below for fashionable wisdom from style icons Coco Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Carrie Bradshaw and more!

 

 

"Fashions fade, style is eternal." - Yves Saint Laurent
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"I like my money right where I can see it: hanging in my closet." - Carrie Bradshaw
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"Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It’s not about brands. It’s about something else that comes from within you." - Ralph Lauren
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"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
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"I don’t do fashion. I am fashion." - Coco Chanel
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"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
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"One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a little black dress." - Karl Lagerfeld
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"Over the years, I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it." - Yves Saint Laurent
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"I don't design clothes. I design dreams." - Ralph Lauren
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"We have this saying, Christy and I. We don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day." - Linda Evangelista
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"Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress on their days off that are the most intriguing." - Alexander Wang
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"Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman." - Coco Chanel
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"Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak." - Rachel Zoe
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"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world." - Marilyn Monroe
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"Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness, simply didn’t know where to go shopping." - Bo Derek
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