Yves Saint Laurent (designer)

Fashion is defined by what later becomes out of fashion.

Yves Saint Laurent

Fashions pass quickly, and nothing is more pathetic than those puppets of fashion outrageously made up one day, pale the next, pleated or ironed stiff, libertine or ascetic. Playing with fashion is an art. The first rule is don’t burn your wings.

Yves Saint Laurent

For me, perfume, must be adapted to fashion, not the other way around.

Yves Saint Laurent

I adore America. It’s an extraordinary country. A new country.

Yves Saint Laurent

I always believed that style was more important than fashion. They are rare, those who imposed their style while fashion makers are so numerous.

Yves Saint Laurent

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

Yves Saint Laurent

I cannot pretend to do sculpture and make a woman the ridiculous pedestal of my pretensions. To render clothing poetic, yes – but one must preserve its dignity as clothing.

Yves Saint Laurent

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

I don’t at all search for an ideal woman, but several ideal women.

Yves Saint Laurent

I don’t really like knees.

Yves Saint Laurent