Fashion is a powerful, non-verbal form of communication that functions as an extension of an individual's personality, offering clues about their mood, values, and psychological state. It serves as a, sometimes subconscious, method to show the world how we think, how we feel, and who we are. May these inspirational fashion quotes offer you insights that will serve as daily inspiration to boost your confidence, define your personal style, and empower you to use fashion to feel good and make a lasting impression.
1. “Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.” – Coco Chanel
2. “A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.” – Vera Wang
3. “Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.” – Marc Jacobs
4. “And now, I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time.” – Lady Gaga
5. “Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody’s buying far too many clothes.” – Vivienne Westwood
6. “I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them confidence.” – Yves Saint Laurent
7. “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
8. “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
9. “Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick.” – Gwyneth Paltrow
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10. “Fashion needs to make one happy. It is a luxury and should enhance one’s quality of life.” – Tom Ford
11. “It’s impossible to be stylish without confidence, you see.” – Jane Birkin
12. “Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.” – Alexander Wang
13. “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” – Orson Welles
14. “Style has become very important, the whole idea of style, what your personal style is. It’s your identity.” – Patricia Field
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15. “The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.” – Diana Vreeland
16. “I don't believe in fashion. I believe in costume. Life is too short to be same person every day.” – Stephanie Perkins
17. “My feet are still on the ground. I’m just wearing better shoes.” – Oprah Winfrey
18. “I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.” – Katharine Hepburn
19. “The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive.” – Coco Chanel
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20. “Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.” – Yves Saint Laurent
21. “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
22. “A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.” – Christian Dior
23. “Real style is never right or wrong. It’s a matter of being yourself on purpose.” – G. Bruce Boyer
24. “Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.” – Rachel Zoe
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25. “When a girl feels that she’s perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. That’s charm.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
26. “Fashion isn’t a necessity. It pulls at your heart. It’s a whim. You don’t need it. You want it.” – Marc Jacobs
27. “The fashionable woman wears clothes. The clothes don't wear her.” – Mary Quant
28. “Oh, never mind the fashion. When one has a style of one's own, it is always twenty times better.” – Margaret Oliphant
29. “Create your own style. Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.” – Anna Wintour
30. “Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds.” – Coco Chanel
More Fashion Quotes and Sayings from Famous Personalities
31. “If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.” – Hillary Rodham Clinton
32. “A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul.” – Karl Lagerfeld
33. “Whoever said that money can't buy happiness, simply didn't know where to go shopping.” – Bo Derek
34. “We need houses as we need clothes, architecture stimulates fashion. It’s like hunger and thirst, and you need them both.” – Karl Lagerfeld
35. “A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.” – Sophia Loren
36. “There's more to clothing than just adornment. It does more than merely change how the world perceives us. It changes how we perceive ourselves.” – Jacqueline Carey
37. “The most important thing to wear is a smile.” – Ann Taylor
38. “Fashion is like eating, you shouldn't stick to the same menu.” – Kenzo Takada
39. “You make all the fashion statements just by dressing up your mind.” – Jason Mraz
40. “A beautiful dress may look beautiful on a hanger, but that means nothing. It must be seen on the shoulders, with the movement of the arms, the legs, and the waist.” – Coco Chanel
41. “Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes.” – Diana Vreeland
42. “If you love something, wear it all the time. Find things that suit you. That's how you look extraordinary.” – Vivienne Westwood
43. “Fashion is what you're offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.” – Lauren Hutton
44. “I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.” – Bette Midler
45. “I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.” – Vera Wang
46. “Being well dressed hasn't much to do with having good clothes. It's a question of good balance and good common sense.” – Oscar de la Renta
47. “Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life.” – Bill Cunningham
48. “The joy of dressing is an art.” – John Galliano
49. “Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.” – Alexander McQueen
50. “I don't design clothes. I design dreams.” – Ralph Lauren
51. “Fashions fade, style is eternal.” – Yves Saint Lauren
52. “In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel
53. “Fashion is what you buy, style is what you do with it.” – Nicky Hilton
54. “Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered.” – Giorgio Armani
55. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci
56. “Dressing well is a form of good manners.” – Tom Ford
57. “I don't do fashion, I am fashion.” – Coco Chanel
58. “To pull off any look, wear it with confidence.” – Audrey Hepburn
59. “Never wear anything that panics the cat.” – P.J. O'Rourke
60. “When in doubt, wear red.” – Bill Blass
61. “In a world full of trends, I want to remain a classic.” – Iman
62. “A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.” – Oscar Wilde
63. “Clothes aren't going to change the world, the men [or women] who wear them will.” – Anne Klein
64. “Fashion is not about labels. It's not about brands. It's something else that comes from within you.” – Ralph Lauren
65. “Make it simple, but significant.” – Don Draper
66. “Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.” – Oscar de la Renta
67. “People will stare. Make it worth their while.” – Harry Winston
68. “Looking good isn't self-importance; it's self-respect.” – Charles Hix
69. “I like my money right where I can see it—hanging in my closet.” – Carrie Bradshaw
70. “The dress must follow the body of the woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.” – Hubert de Givenchy
71. “Fast fashion is not free. Someone, somewhere is paying the price.” – Lucy Siegle
72. “Fashion is a state of mind.” – Sonia Rykiel
73. “Luxury is the ease of a t-shirt in a very expensive dress.” – Karl Lagerfeld
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2. “A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.” – Vera Wang
3. “Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them.” – Marc Jacobs
4. “And now, I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time.” – Lady Gaga
5. “Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody’s buying far too many clothes.” – Vivienne Westwood
6. “I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them confidence.” – Yves Saint Laurent
7. “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
8. “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
9. “Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick.” – Gwyneth Paltrow
11. “It’s impossible to be stylish without confidence, you see.” – Jane Birkin
12. “Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.” – Alexander Wang
13. “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” – Orson Welles
14. “Style has become very important, the whole idea of style, what your personal style is. It’s your identity.” – Patricia Field
16. “I don't believe in fashion. I believe in costume. Life is too short to be same person every day.” – Stephanie Perkins
17. “My feet are still on the ground. I’m just wearing better shoes.” – Oprah Winfrey
18. “I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.” – Katharine Hepburn
19. “The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive.” – Coco Chanel
21. “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
22. “A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.” – Christian Dior
23. “Real style is never right or wrong. It’s a matter of being yourself on purpose.” – G. Bruce Boyer
24. “Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.” – Rachel Zoe
26. “Fashion isn’t a necessity. It pulls at your heart. It’s a whim. You don’t need it. You want it.” – Marc Jacobs
27. “The fashionable woman wears clothes. The clothes don't wear her.” – Mary Quant
28. “Oh, never mind the fashion. When one has a style of one's own, it is always twenty times better.” – Margaret Oliphant
29. “Create your own style. Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.” – Anna Wintour
30. “Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds.” – Coco Chanel
More Fashion Quotes and Sayings from Famous Personalities
31. “If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.” – Hillary Rodham Clinton
32. “A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul.” – Karl Lagerfeld
33. “Whoever said that money can't buy happiness, simply didn't know where to go shopping.” – Bo Derek
34. “We need houses as we need clothes, architecture stimulates fashion. It’s like hunger and thirst, and you need them both.” – Karl Lagerfeld
35. “A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.” – Sophia Loren
36. “There's more to clothing than just adornment. It does more than merely change how the world perceives us. It changes how we perceive ourselves.” – Jacqueline Carey
37. “The most important thing to wear is a smile.” – Ann Taylor
38. “Fashion is like eating, you shouldn't stick to the same menu.” – Kenzo Takada
39. “You make all the fashion statements just by dressing up your mind.” – Jason Mraz
40. “A beautiful dress may look beautiful on a hanger, but that means nothing. It must be seen on the shoulders, with the movement of the arms, the legs, and the waist.” – Coco Chanel
41. “Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes.” – Diana Vreeland
42. “If you love something, wear it all the time. Find things that suit you. That's how you look extraordinary.” – Vivienne Westwood
43. “Fashion is what you're offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.” – Lauren Hutton
44. “I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.” – Bette Midler
45. “I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.” – Vera Wang
46. “Being well dressed hasn't much to do with having good clothes. It's a question of good balance and good common sense.” – Oscar de la Renta
47. “Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life.” – Bill Cunningham
48. “The joy of dressing is an art.” – John Galliano
49. “Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.” – Alexander McQueen
50. “I don't design clothes. I design dreams.” – Ralph Lauren
51. “Fashions fade, style is eternal.” – Yves Saint Lauren
52. “In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel
53. “Fashion is what you buy, style is what you do with it.” – Nicky Hilton
54. “Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered.” – Giorgio Armani
55. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci
56. “Dressing well is a form of good manners.” – Tom Ford
57. “I don't do fashion, I am fashion.” – Coco Chanel
58. “To pull off any look, wear it with confidence.” – Audrey Hepburn
59. “Never wear anything that panics the cat.” – P.J. O'Rourke
60. “When in doubt, wear red.” – Bill Blass
61. “In a world full of trends, I want to remain a classic.” – Iman
62. “A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.” – Oscar Wilde
63. “Clothes aren't going to change the world, the men [or women] who wear them will.” – Anne Klein
64. “Fashion is not about labels. It's not about brands. It's something else that comes from within you.” – Ralph Lauren
65. “Make it simple, but significant.” – Don Draper
66. “Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.” – Oscar de la Renta
67. “People will stare. Make it worth their while.” – Harry Winston
68. “Looking good isn't self-importance; it's self-respect.” – Charles Hix
69. “I like my money right where I can see it—hanging in my closet.” – Carrie Bradshaw
70. “The dress must follow the body of the woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.” – Hubert de Givenchy
71. “Fast fashion is not free. Someone, somewhere is paying the price.” – Lucy Siegle
72. “Fashion is a state of mind.” – Sonia Rykiel
73. “Luxury is the ease of a t-shirt in a very expensive dress.” – Karl Lagerfeld
Share these Best Fashion and Style Quotes for Men and Women with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.