Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint-Laurent is a French pied noir fashion designer, considered among the greatest of the 20th century. In 1985, in his book, Couture: The Great Fashion Designers, Caroline Rennolds Milbank wrote, "The most consistently celebrated and influential designer of the past twenty-five years, Yves Saint Laurent can be credited with both spurring the couture's rise from its Sixties ashes and with finally rendering ready-to-wear reputable."
“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
“Rien n'est plus beau qu'un corps nu. Le plus beau vêtement qui puisse habiller une femme ce sont les bras de l'homme qu'elle aime. Mais, pour celles qui n'ont pas eu la chance de trouver ce bonheur, je suis là.”
Yves Saint Laurent
“We must never confuse elegance with snobbery”
Yves Saint Laurent
“Isn't elegance forgetting what one is wearing?”
Yves Saint Laurent
“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
“The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves. But for those who haven't had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there.”
Yves Saint Laurent
“Le plus beau vêtement qui puisse habiller une femme, ce sont les bras de l'homme qu'elle aime.”
Yves Saint Laurent
“Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.”
Yves Saint Laurent
“Fashions fade, style is eternal.”
Yves Saint Laurent
“The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”
Yves Saint Laurent