Fashionably Speaking...

"Chanel is composed of only a few elements, white camellias, quilted bags and Austrian doorman's jackets, pearls, chains, shoes with black toes. I use these elements like notes to play with."

~Karl Lagerfeld, German-born French Fashion Designer

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Fashionably Speaking...

"The dress is a vase which the body follows. My clothes are like modules in which bodies move."

~Pierre Cardin, French Fashion Designer

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Fashionably Speaking...

"Fashion anticipates, and elegance is a state of mind ... a mirror of the time in which we live, a translation of the future, and should never be static."

~Oleg Cassini, French-born, American Fashion Designer

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Fashionably Speaking...

"I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny."

~Coco Chanel, French Fashion Designer

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Fashionably Speaking...

"The goal I seek is to have people refine their style through my clothing without having them become victims of fashion."

~Giorgio Armani, Italian Fashion Designer

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Fashionably Speaking...

"Today, fashion is really about sensuality—how a woman feels on the inside. In the '80s women used suits with exaggerated shoulders and waists to make a strong impression. Women are now more comfortable with themselves and their bodies—they no longer feel the need to hide behind their clothes."

~Donna Karan, American Fashion Designer

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Fashionably Speaking...

"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."

~Coco Chanel, French Fashion Designer

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