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Quote by Madeleine Vionnet

“The dress must not hang on the body but follow its lines. When a woman smiles the dress must smile with her.”

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Madeleine Vionnet, a French fashion designer, is regarded as one of the greatest tailors of the 20th century. Known for her unique tailoring and fluid lines, she has had a profound impact on modern fashion design. more

“I've used a lot of jersey, but I've also done a lot of complex pattern weaves in these fabrics in solid colors, and there are lots of little dresses for cocktail and evening. I've done a series of very important evening dresses as well, just to show that these two ideas can also work well together. Today's woman can wear an important evening dress or a simple pant and top. It's all in the personality of the woman.”

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Author:Giorgio Armani

“I am especially grateful that I have been able to keep my own style over the decades, in spite of the many changes that have taken place in the world of fashion and in its business.”

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Author:Valentino Garavani

“I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet, ... The White T.”

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Author:Giorgio Armani

“It is difficult to talk about fashion in the abstract, without a human body before my eyes, without drawings, without a choice of fabric - without a practical or visual reality.”

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Author:Giorgio Armani

“Fashion choices are never arbitrary. Even if you say you don't care, that's a decision. There's something you're trying to say.”

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Author:Felicity Jones

“I think the moment that I'm very proud of is building a business without using animals. And, hopefully, changing people's perception of how you can do luxury fashion.”

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Author:Stella McCartney

“The true essence of fashion is being able to reinvent yourself with what you have.”

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Author:Melanie Fiona

“I get inspiration from movies, from fashion, then completely random things you'd never think of.”

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Author:Santigold

“I am what I am. Before I was not so proud to make fashion. My family thought fashion wasn't very interesting. So I hid that.”

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Author:Sonia Rykiel

“I like individuality in fashion - it annoys me when celebrities put on a bodycon dress and a pair of high heels and suddenly they are 'style icons.'”

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Author:Georgie Henley

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