Yves SaintLaurent Quotes

A collection of quotes by Yves SaintLaurent.

Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) was a French fashion designer and influential figure in the fashion industry. He is considered one of the greatest fashion designers of the 20th century, renowned for revolutionizing women's fashion by introducing tuxedo suits, and popularizing the concept of ready-to-wear couture. In 1961, he launched his own fashion label, Yves Saint Laurent, which quickly gained international recognition. His innovative designs and elegant style continue to inspire fashionistas worldwide.

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.

Yves SaintLaurent

I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the

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 SaintLaurent

I knew the youthfulness of the sixties: Talitha and Paul Get

I knew the youthfulness of the sixties: Talitha and Paul Getty lying on a starlit terrace in Marrakesh, beautiful and damned, and a whole generation assembled as if for eternity where the curtain of the past seemed to lift before an extraordinary future.

Yves SaintLaurent

Twentieth Century

Fashions fade, but style is eternal.

Fashions fade, but style is eternal.

Yves SaintLaurent

A good model can advance fashion by ten years.

A good model can advance fashion by ten years.

Yves SaintLaurent

It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered p

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

Yves SaintLaurent