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270 Fashion & Style Quotes for the Perfect Instagram Caption

Looking for clever and fabulous fashion quotes for your Instagram caption? This post has you covered! From style and fashion quotes by Coco Chanel to Lady Gaga to Anna Wintour and beyond – you’re sure to find the perfect fashion caption for Instagram here!

As I said in my shoes quotes post, I’m not always the greatest at coming up with captions for my Instagram posts. However, having just the right quote to caption my outfit photo can be all that I need. So, today, I’m sharing nearly 270 AWESOME fashion and style quotes so you never run out of Instagram caption ideas either!

I’d love to hear which of these quotes is your favorite in the comments at the end. Enjoy!

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270 Fashion Quotes and Captions for Instagram

1. You can never be overdressed or overeducated. ― Oscar Wilde

2. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. ― Coco Chanel

3. I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot! ― Marilyn Monroe

A vintage color photo of Marilyn Monroe wearing a red dress. Text over the image says, "I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot. - Marilyn Monroe"

4. Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman. ― Coco Chanel

5. The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy. ― Yves Saint Laurent

6. Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. ― Coco Chanel

7. I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes every day, I reckon depression wouldn’t exist anymore. ― Sophie Kinsella, Confessions of a Shopaholic

A black and white image of mannequin figures in the windows of a multi-story building. White cursive text across the image says, "Fashion changes, but style endures. ― Coco Chanel"

8. Fashions fade, style is eternal. ― Yves Saint Laurent

9. A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement. ― Jess C Scott

10. And now, I’m just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time. ― Lady Gaga

11. 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

12. Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick. ― Gwyneth Paltrow

A black woman smiles into the sunshine, wearing stylish glasses, a red shirt, and black hat. Text on the image reads, "Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn. ― Orson Welles"

13. Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn. ― Orson Welles

14. Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

15. It is ever so much easier to be good if your clothes are fashionable. ― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

16. Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it. ― Yves Saint Laurent

17. I wanted to give a woman comfortable clothes that would flow with her body. A woman is closest to being naked when she is well-dressed. ― Coco Chanel

18. When a girl feels that she’s perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. That’s charm. ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Short Stories

19. She was wearing a purple T-shirt, with a skinny black dress over it that made you remember how much of a girl she was, and trashed black boots that made you forget. ― Kami Garcia, Beautiful Creatures

A simple photo of a pair of jeans, a white shirt, and a single women's brown boot neatly pictured on a white background. Text across the image says, "You can be the chicest thing in the world in a t-shirt and jeans. It's up to you. - Karl Lagerfeld"

20. There is good clothing design on every level today. You can be the chicest thing in the world in a T-shirt and jeans — it’s up to you. ― Karl Lagerfeld

21. Fashion changes, but style endures. ― Coco Chanel

22. Oh, never mind the fashion. When one has a style of one’s own, it is always twenty times better. ― Margaret Oliphant

A young, stylish man wearing a hat, jacket, and brown pants sits on a concrete ledge in front of a large circular cut-out structure with a city skyline in the background. Text across the top and bottom of the image says, "Create your own style… let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others. ― Anna Wintour"

23. Create your own style… let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others. ― Anna Wintour

24. It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten. ― Anna Wintour

25. Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds. ― Coco Chanel

26. Fashion is a language that creates itself in clothes to interpret reality. ― Karl Lagerfeld

27. The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all. ― Anneli Rufus, Party of One: The Loners’ Manifesto

28. Consider the fact that maybe…just maybe…beauty and worth aren’t found in a makeup bottle, or a salon-fresh hairstyle, or a fabulous outfit. Maybe our sparkle comes from somewhere deeper inside, somewhere so pure and authentic and REAL, it doesn’t need gloss or polish or glitter to shine. ― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

29. Where’s the man that could ease a heart like a satin gown? ― Dorothy Parker

30. Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness, simply didn’t know where to go shopping. ― Bo Derek

31. What do women want? Shoes. ― Mimi Pond

32. We need houses as we need clothes, architecture stimulates fashion. It’s like hunger and thirst — you need them both. ― Karl Lagerfeld

33. The woman is the most perfect doll that I have dressed with delight and admiration. ― Karl Lagerfeld

34. I want everyone to wear what they want and mix it in their own way. That, to me, is what is modern. ― Karl Lagerfeld

35. I am a fashion person, and fashion is not only about clothes — it’s about all kinds of change. ― Karl Lagerfeld

36. There is no better designer than nature. ― Alexander McQueen

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37. Style is the woman herself. ― Amit Abraham

38. Whether you are four or forty-four or nineteen! It’s always wonderful to be elegant, it’s always fashionable to have grace, it’s always glamorous to be brave, and it’s always important to own a delectable perfume! Yes, wearing a beautiful fragrance is in style at any age! ― C. JoyBell C.

39. A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul. ― Karl Lagerfeld

40. A woman’s dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view. ― Sophia Loren

41. 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

42. Luxury is the ease of a t-shirt in a very expensive dress. ― Karl Lagerfeld

43. Sometimes comfort doesn’t matter. When a shoe is freakin’ fabulous, it may be worth a subsequent day of misery. Soak in Epsom salts and take comfort in the fact that you’re better than everyone else. ― Clinton Kelly

44. Fashion and music are the same because music expresses its period, too. ― Karl Lagerfeld

45. You make all the fashion statements just by dressing up your mind. ― Jason Mraz

A black and white themed flatlay image of makeup and fashion accessories. Black text in the center of the image says, "In the fashion industry, everything goes retro except the prices. ― Criss Jami, Killosophy"

46. In the fashion industry, everything goes retro except the prices. ― Criss Jami, Killosophy

47. And so for a woman every outfit is a hopeful spell, cast to influence the outcome of the day. An act of trying to predict your fate, like looking at your horoscope. No wonder there are so many fashion magazines. – Caitlin Moran, How to Be a Woman

48. It’s not a concert you are seeing, it’s a fashion show. ― Freddie Mercury

49. My attitude is if fashion says it’s forbidden, I’m going to do it. ― Michael Jackson, Moonwalk

50. Like poetry, fashion does not state anything. It merely suggests. ― Karl Lagerfeld

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51. Style is the way to say who you are without speaking. ― Aliza

52. High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead. ― Christopher Morley

53. Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have, they say, more important offices than to merely keep us warm. They change our view of the world and the world’s view of us. ― Virginia Woolf, Orlando

54. When you buy a piece of vintage clothing, you’re not just buying the fabric and thread – you’re buying a piece of someone’s past. ― Isabel Wolff, A Vintage Affair

55. The most important thing to wear is a smile. ― Ann Taylor

56. Buy less, choose well & do it yourself! ― Vivienne Westwood

57. A woman with good shoes is never ugly! ― Coco Chanel

58. I think it’s cool to wear roadkill. If I died and somebody wanted to wear my teeth around their neck to VMAs, I’d feel honored. ― Ke$ha

59. The imprint of Miss Hepburn is absolutely, totally present. Like it or not, she will be the most important look of the twentieth century. ― Manolo Blahnik

60. We are expected to be pretty and well-dressed until we drop. ― Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth

61. So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date. ― Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

62. One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art. ― Oscar Wilde

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63. Style never speaks, but somehow is always saying something. ― Mircea Popister

64. I’ve no idea when I’m going to wear it, the girl replied calmly. I only knew that I had to have it. Once I tried it on, well… She shrugged. The dress claimed me. ― Isabel Wolff, A Vintage Affair

65. No need for everyone to look the same. The secret is to wear what suits you best! ― Chica Umino, Honey and Clover, Vol. 4

66. One must commit acts of the highest treason only when dressed in the most resplendent finery. ― Grant Morrison, Sebastian O

67. What a strange power there is in clothing. ― Isaac Bashevis Singer

68. Take care of your costume and your confidence will take care of itself. ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

69. Why nowadays there’s a new fashion every day. ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

70. Women want to wear what they do because of what goes on in their heads. Their size and shape have practically nothing to do with it. ― Elizabeth Hawes

71. There will be days that you don’t want to dress up and if you have some decent looking athletic wear, you can give the illusion that you’ve just been working out, as opposed to giving up on life. ― Big Mama

72. Fashion is never wrong. ― Malcolm McLaren

73. Fashion is about going ahead, not about memory. ― Karl Lagerfeld

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74. Dress how you want to be addressed.

75. Being well-dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which psychoanalysis is powerless to bestow. ― Sebastian Horsley

76. To me, clothing is a form of self-expression – there are hints about who you are in what you wear. ― Mark Jacobs

77. It is impossible to be completely abstract about clothes because they have no life unless they are worn. They must fit onto a body or they do not exist. ― Elizabeth Hawes, Why is a Dress?

78. Isn’t elegance forgetting what one is wearing? ― Yves Saint Laurent

79. The stiletto is a feminine weapon that men just don’t have. ― Christian Louboutin

80. Hello Lady, how can I help you? Fashion has no time to even ask such a question because it is constantly concerned with finding out: What will come next?
It is more about helping women to suffer less, to attain more freedom and independence. ― Yohji Yamamoto

81. If loving fashion is a crime, we plead guilty. – Unknown

82. Adolescent rebellion has been responsible for all manner of absurd costumes. The more ridiculous a certain fashion is, the more adolescents will cling to it. ― David & Leigh Eddings

A high-fashion image of a woman in front of white wall. She's wearing a black dress with white polka-dots, sunglasses, red bead necklace, and an orange headband. Text across the center of the image reads, "Fashion is only different skins for different flavours of you. ― Lauren Beukes, Zoo City"

83. Fashion is only different skins for different flavours of you. ― Lauren Beukes, Zoo City

84. When a woman smiles, then her dress should smile to. ― Madeleine Vionnet

85. Clothes as text, clothes as narration, clothes as a story. Clothes as the story of our lives. And if you were to gather all the clothes you have ever owned in all your life, each baby shoe and winter coat and wedding dress, you would have your autobiography. ― Linda Grant, The Thoughtful Dresser

86. The fashionable woman wears clothes. The clothes don’t wear her. ― Mary Quant

87. Clothes can suggest, persuade, connote, insinuate, or indeed lie, and apply subtle pressure while their wearer is speaking frankly and straightforwardly of other matters. ― Anne Hollander

88. All is fair in fashion and war. ― Thisuri Wanniarachchi

89. Be not afraid of being called un-fashionable. ― Adolf Loos

90. Our clothes are too much a part of us for most of us ever to be entirely indifferent to their condition: it is as though the fabric were indeed a natural extension of the body, or even of the soul. ― Quentin Bell

91. It’s not revealing, it’s informative. ― Gemma Burgess, A Girl Like You

92. Fashion is as profound and critical a part of the social life of man as sex, and is made up of the same ambivalent mixture of irresistible urges and inevitable taboos. ― Rene Konig

93. Better a character without fancy clothes than fancy clothes without character. ― Abhijit Naskar, Sleepless for Society

94. If a woman recognizes her power, she can present herself in rags and people will recognize her as a queen. ― Beth Kery, Because You Are Mine

95. Almost all roads in modern fashion lead back to Yves Saint Laurent. ― Hal Rubenstein, 100 Unforgettable Dresses

96. Fashion hides, or diverts attention away from, our uniqueness. ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

97. What goes out of fashion passes into everyday life. What disappears from everyday life is revived in fashion. ― Jean Baudrillard, Cool Memories

98. Being you, never goes out of style! ― Somya Kedia

99. When you get dressed up, put on everything you want, just the way you want it. Then take off one thing. (Preferably not the dress.) ― Sherry Conway Appel, From Mother to Daughter: Advice and Lessons for a Good Life

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100. Every girl should have at least two things, fun and fashion. ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

101. In that sense stand-up is a lot like fashion. It demands innovation with every new show. And you’re only as good as your last collection. ― Ali Wong, Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life

102. Style, you either have it or you don’t, and if you have it, you have it all the time. ― David Biagini, The Lovable Rogue Mysteries

103. Let’s find your body shape and work with styles to define the look for your desired effect, as we are all precious works of art, each unique and amazing. ― Cindy Ann Peterson

104. Fashion is not just about the clothes you wear, it’s about the impression it creates. ― drkemano

105. Don’t question if you would look good in an outfit, because, technically, if you put it on you can pull it off. ― Claudia Arana

106. Fashion brings people together. ― Adrienne Posey

107. There is more to fashion than a sociology of distinction can express. It is a collective passion. ― Jean Baudrillard, Cool Memories

108. Fashion is artistically designed to express the boldness of beauty. ― Wayne Chirisa

109. When you’re making your way through the world in a look you feel confident about, everything feels easier. ― Amy Spalding, The Summer of Jordi Pérez

110. The art of dressing well consists in knowing the prevailing fashions, and adapting them to your particular style. – Peterson’s Magazine, June 1879

111. Change in fashion is simply the expression of an awakened intellect, groping in small things as in great for something better than it has known. – Peterson’s Magazine, June 1873

112. Fashion, like perfume, is more than an indulgence, it’s a reflection of a woman, or the woman she aspires to be. ― Jan Moran, Scent of Triumph

113. If you’re having a bad day, Dress as if it might become your best. ― Dahi Tamara Koch

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114. Embroider your heart into your fabric. ― Dipti Dhakul

115. You can be, not too old, but too big for some clothes. ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

116. Style as a concept has been hijacked to mean elite, refined and expensive when it should be thought of as a basic expression of life in much the same way as we all identify with music or speech. At the end of the day style is communication. ― Scott Schuman, Closer

117. Really good clothes never go out of fashion. ― Elsa Schiaparelli, Shocking Life

118. Without the dressmaker, there is no dress. ― Lailah Gifty Akita

119. The intelligent woman adapts herself to fashion, but never to fad. She knows what is best for her, and her way of life, and sticks to it. She raises and lowers her hemline — with discretion — but she goes on with her timeless dresses made with the basic lines and fabrics that flatter HER, define HER life style. She’s secure, and so she can be an elegant individual. ― Joan Crawford, My Way of Life

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120. Simplicity speaks with splendour. ― Lailah Gifty Akita

121. Every beautiful design or creation is a byproduct of sensuality. ― Lebo Grand

122. It’s better to be happy than well-dressed. ― Iris Apfel

123. If I were shabby, no one would have me: a woman is asked out as much for her clothes as for herself. The clothes are the background, the frame, if you like: they don’t make success, but they are a part of it. – Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth

124. A suit will always make you look more chic and important than a dress. And not too much jewelry! ― Elizabeth Gilbert, City of Girls

125. The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated. ― Oscar Wilde

126. The thing about fashion, my dears, is that you don’t need to follow it, no matter what they say. No fashion trend is compulsory, remember—and if you dress too much in the style of the moment, it makes you look like a nervous person. Paris is all well and good, but we can’t just follow Paris for the sake of Paris, now can we? ― Elizabeth Gilbert, City of Girls

127. It’s incredible how much the ready-to-wear industry has done to erase class barriers, don’t you think, Rainer? ― Romain Gary

128. It’s ok not to be perfect, to show the workings of your life and your mind in your songs and your clothes. ― Viv Albertine

129. Real models don’t go with the trend, they set the trend. ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

130. Don’t be a woman who knows more about her clothes than her sensuality. In fact, your sensuality should inform your clothes. ― Lebo Grand

131. Swankiness gets noticed but style get remembered. ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

132. The most truly eccentric dresser in this country is the Queen, who pays no attention whatsoever to fashion. ― Kate Fox

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133. Walk like it’s for sale and the rent is due tonight! ― Miss J.

134. Fashion is by definition focused on new and forward-looking trends. But despite of its forward-looking and new-is-good doctrine, fashion constantly borrows from the stylistic expressions of earlier times. ― Kristine H. Harper

135. The happiness of being envied is glamour. ― John Berger, Ways of Seeing

136. Style is all about how you carry yourself and project yourself to the world. More than what you’re wearing, it’s about an overall attitude and sense of ease with yourself. ― Elaine Turner

137. You can always tell something when a woman is overdressed—either she’s an outsider, or she’s insane. ― Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen

138. You should still wear good shoes even if your feet were made of gold. ― Paul Bamikole

139. The classic must-haves:

  • Classic high-heeled pump
  • Ballet Flats
  • Trench coat
  • Classic white shirt
  • The little black dress
  • Cashmere Cardigan/turtleneck
  • A great bag
  • Denim

― Nina García

140. It is a mistake to suppose that it is a waste of time to dress well. A well-dressed man need not spend any more time dressing than a badly dressed one does. ― Roger Stone

141. True, in her gown she had a fuller figure—but clothes make some things smaller, some things bigger. ― Adam Mickiewicz

142. Frantically, I mouthed WWMKAAD (What would Mary-Kate and Ashley do?) to myself over and over until the rage subsided a bit. ― Amina Akhtar

143. The average woman falls in love seven times a year. Only six are with shoes. ― Kenneth Cole

144. Great brands always balance identity, integrity, and efficiency. ― Matteo Ferrara

145. I’m as into clothes as the next girl, but the woman who goes through all this with me treats it like it’s a matter of life and death. ― Kailin Gow, Fade

146. Clothes play an important role in emotional control. Getting the habit of dressing well every day will prevent panic at an unexpected situation at work, or after work for that matter. ― Anne Fogarty

147. You want adaptability in what you’re wearing and freedom of movement. You can have all these advantages at your fingertips by carrying a tote bag- which I sincerely believe is the best thing that’s happened to women since the vote. ― Anne Fogarty

148. If your body isn’t attuned to fashion, you won’t look right in anything. ― Anne Fogarty

149. In exact proportion as women grow independent, educated, wise and free, do they become less submissive to men-made fashions. ― Charlotte Perkins Gilman

150. Fashion is my caffeine fix. ― Janna Cachola

151. Fashion is an emotional theater through which we carry ourselves in a scenic stage where we get to be a representative of the world. Nothing beats the feeling of conveying a message through one’s imagination, design, and motivating others to live a meaningful life. To me, that is sexy. ― Luis Enrique Cavazos

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152. Dress for everything. Fashion is for today. Don’t look back. Don’t look further ahead than the current season. Don’t save the dress that won wolf whistles the summer before last. The whistles may change to groans. ― Anne Fogarty

153. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. ― Alexander McQueen

154. A good body is the best fashion statement. ― Rahul Shrivastava

155. Adorn your beauty with elegant fashion and embellish it with a genuine smile of pride. ― Wayne Chirisa

156. Fashion is the thing! The thing you can put on confidently. And at least you can breathe with comfort. ― Salman Aziz

157. 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, Naamah’s Kiss

158. Fashion must elevate the self-worth of women, but not lower it down. ― Sabina Hassan

159. Pandora opened the box with the new high heels, put them on, and went out to town. ― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land

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160. Once upon a time, you dressed so fine. ― Bob Dylan

161. You can gain anything you want in life, if you dress for it.

162. Understanding the origins of styles and how they have evolved gives us the framework for creating our own personal style with the best of yesterday and today’s influences. ― Cindy Ann Peterson

163. To be truly stylish (as opposed to merely “in style”, which is the opposite) is to be unabashedly one’s self, without reference to the fashions and demands of a sweltering crowd. ― Michael Harris

164. It is simple as this: she has a complicated life and her clothes can’t help but show it. It is all part of her unique disheveled glamour. ― Megan Abbott, Die a Little

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165. With the right fashion, every female would be a flame. ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

166. Walking through life, we spend most of our energy choosing the right shoes. ― Ljupka Cvetanova

167. It’s time to shop for high heels if your fiancé kisses you on the forehead. ― Amit Kalantri

168. A new dress doesn’t get you anywhere. It’s the life you’re living in the dress. ― Diana Vreeland

169. Fashion doesn’t make you perfect, but it makes you pretty. ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

170. Dresses won’t be worn out in the wardrobe, but that is not what dresses are designed for. ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

171. Passion for what you do goes hand in hand with style. You can say I’m a passionista. ― Janna Cachola

172. Life is a party. Dress like it. — Audrey Hepburn

173. While the man is putting on his shoes, the woman can buy dozens of high heels. ― Ljupka cvetanova

174. Don’t spend your time or money on being boring. ― Candice Galek

175. You cannot choose your face, but you can choose your dress. ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

176. Don’t buy much but make sure that what you buy is good. ― Christian Dior

A young black woman lays on a colorful wooden pier over a pool of water. Her long black hair is spread out over the wooden planks, and she's wearing a vintage two-piece swim suit. Text over the image says, "People who copy you will always be one step behind. ― Wayne Gerard Trotman"

177. People who copy you will always be one step behind. ― Wayne Gerard Trotman

178. Fashion exerts more power in science than it does on the shape of hats. ― Simone Weil, First and Last Notebooks

179. Every fashion is temporary but the concept of fashion is permanent! ― Mehmet Murat ildan

180. Fashion is everything that goes out of fashion. ― Jean Cocteau

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181. Confidence is the beauty, kindness is the charm, style is the uniqueness and fashion is the mask. ― Debasish Mridha

182. Having an emotional connection with what we wear is at once transformative and talismanic. Why else would Glenda the Good Witch have given Dorothy a pair of ruby slippers? Clicking those heels did more than get Miss Garland back to Kansas; they manifested magic – that sweet spot where memories are made. ― Annmarie O’Connor, The Happy Closet

183. The outfit, tight in places, and loose in some, says as much in the buttons as it does in cuffs. ― Kristen Henderson, Of My Maiden Smoking

184. The thing about trends is that they change over time, but who you are is forever. ― Gofaone Motlogelwa

185. It is fancy rather than taste which produces so many new fashions. ― Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary

186. For me, every week is a fashion week. ― Nuno Roque

187. He might have lost his mind, but never his fashion sense. ― Gail Carriger, Manners & Mutiny

188. High heels? Painful pleasure. ― Christian Dior

189. “Are you in fashion? You look like you’re in fashion.” “No,” [Magnus] said. “I am fashion.” ― Cassandra Clare, The Fall of the Hotel Dumort

190. The moment is not over when you have found the right fit in your style. Begin with knowing who you really are and apologize for nothing. There are no mistakes when it comes to personal expression. ― Steven Cuoco

191. And her old Uncle William used to say a lady is known by her shoes and her gloves. ― Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway

192. The secret of great style is to feel good in what you wear. – Inès de La Fressange

193. Get dressed, smoke the eyes. You’ll know you look good so you’ll feel good. You’ll have a better time. ― Nora Roberts, Happy Ever After

A young smiling woman poses in front of a white wall. She's wearing a black hat, sunglasses, and a light pink shirt, holding a matching purse. Text on the image says, "Content people give fashion a life. All the rest seek a life from fashion. ― Newton G. Kibiringi"

194. Content people give fashion a life. All the rest seek a life from fashion. ― Newton G. Kibiringi

195. Fashion should be a form of escapism and not a form of imprisonment. ― Alexander McQueen

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196. Style isn’t just about what you wear, it’s about how you live. ― Lilly Pulitzer

197. Fashion is not the latest trends. Because every trend is not for everyone. It is what suits you. ― Reiss Field

198. A woman only needs one pair of shoes for an outfit. But God, you’ve got to get it just right. ― Allan Dare Pearce

199. She was dressing for the life she wanted, not the one she had. ― Sarah Dessen The Moon And More

200. That is the key of this collection, being yourself. 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 to live. ― Gianni Versace

201. Humility is the best dress you can wear. ― Treasure Stitches

202. Everyone needs their Breakfast at Tiffany’s moment.203. I got my heels higher than your standards.

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204. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.

205. Stay focused and extra sparkly.

206. People will stare. Make it worth their while.

207. Chase your dreams in high heels, of course.

208. Find your own style and have the courage to stick to it. Choose your clothes for your way of life. Make your wardrobe as versatile as an actress. It should be able to play many roles. Find your happiest colours – the ones that make you feel good. Care for your clothes, like the good friends they are! ― Joan Crawford

209. You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.

210. Attitude is everything. –Diane von Furstenberg

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211. The world is open to us, and each day is an occasion to reinvent ourselves. –Ralph Lauren

212. Style is wearing an evening dress to McDonald’s, wearing heels to play football. It is personality, confidence and seduction. – John Galliano

213. Always dress like it’s the best day of your life.

214. If you’re having a bad day, dress as if it might become your best.

215. Life is a fashion parade.

216. Style, because your personality isn’t the first thing people see.

217. Good clothes open all doors.

218. Life is a party, so dress for it.

219. Life ain’t perfect, but my outfit is!

220. Purchase less by choosing well.

221. Too glam to give a damn.

222. When in doubt, overdress.

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223. The way you dress is how you greet the sun and other stars. ― Kamand Kojouri

224. My mother was right: when you have got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and read Proust. – Jane Birkin

225. Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well. – Vivienne Westwood

226. Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing. – Alexander Wang

227. Elegance is elimination. – Cristóbal Balenciaga

228. Always dress like you are going to see your worst enemy. – Kimora Lee

229. Fashion is like eating, you shouldn’t stick to the same menu. – Kenzo Takada

230. 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

231. 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

232. I like my money right where I can see it…hanging in my closet. — Carrie Bradshaw

233. Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them. — Marc Jacobs

234. You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life. Without it, you’re nobody. I’m not talking about lots of clothes. — Diana Vreeland

235. Fashion you can buy, but style you possess. The key to style is learning who you are, which takes years. There’s no how-to road map to style. It’s about self-expression and, above all, attitude. — Iris Apfel

236. Style is the only thing you can’t buy. It’s not in a shopping bag, a label, or a price tag. It’s something reflected from our soul to the outside world—an emotion. — Alber Elbaz

237. Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends. — Kate Spade

238. The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette. — Giambattista Valli

239. Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered. — Giorgio Armani

240. I make clothes, women make fashion. — Azzedine Alaïa

241. 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

242. When in doubt, wear red. — Bill Blass

243. Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse. — Francis Bacon

244. The way I dress depends on how I feel. I never have to psych myself up. Usually, it just feels like it works. — Rihanna

245. As a woman gets older, it’s more about style than fashion. A woman knowing herself more and more, and looking for new things, is getting into her own personal style, being more than just a fashion addict. I’m interested in that. — Nicolas Ghesquière

246. Clothes aren’t meant to be worshipped at a church altar. I have a different approach to most designers. — Jeremy Scott

247. Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they notice the woman. — Coco Chanel

248. She can beat me, but she cannot beat my outfit. – Rihanna

249. Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak. – Rachel Zoe

250. Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life. – Bill Cunningham

251. We don’t need fashion to survive, we just desire it so much. – Marc Jacobs

252. The joy of dressing is an art. – John Galliano

253. Fashion has to reflect who you are, what you feel at the moment and where you’re going. – Pharrell Williams

254. What you wear is such an expression of who you are. That’s like someone picking out who I’m going to date! – Diane Kruger

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255. Make it simple, but significant. – Don Draper, Mad Men

256. A great dress can make you remember what is beautiful about life. – Rachel Roy

257. If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion. – Michelle Obama

258. Real style is never right or wrong. It’s a matter of being yourself on purpose. – G. Bruce Boyer

259. Style is a simple way of saying complicated things. – Jean Cocteau

260. Style; all who have it have one thing: originality. – Diana Vreeland

261. Women who wear black lead colorful lives.Neiman Marcus

262. When a woman says, ‘I have nothing to wear!’, what she really means is, ‘There’s nothing here for who I’m supposed to be today.’– Caitlin Moran

263. When you don’t feel to dress means that you are depressed. You need a fashion shower. – Anna Dello Russo

264. I like Cinderella; she has a good work ethic, and she likes shoes. – Amy Adams

265. Fashion wasn’t what you wore someplace anymore; it was the whole reason for going. – Andy Warhol

266. A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes. – Vera Wang

267. 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

268. I love black because it affirms, designs, and styles. A woman in a black dress is a pencil stroke. — Yves Saint Laurent

269. Why change? Everyone has their own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it. — Audrey Hepburn

270. Wear clothes that matter. – Solitaire Townsend

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