Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Yves Saint LaurentRead
I tell myself that I created the wardrobe of the contemporary woman, that I participated in the transformation of my times.
Interpretation
Yves Saint Laurent expresses pride in his contribution to fashion and women's identity.
In this quote, Yves Saint Laurent reflects on his significant role in shaping the modern woman's wardrobe and identity through fashion. He acknowledges not only his creative influence but also suggests that his work plays a part in the broader cultural transformations of his time, emphasizing the connection between art, personal expression, and societal change.
In practice
In a fashion lecture discussing iconic designers, this quote can illustrate the impact of fashion on society.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Poiret made clothes for individual customers, but I wouldn't like to make a dress just for its own sake.
We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.
Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic, by fashion.
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.
You make a movie that is about what you want it to be about and let people have their reaction to it.
If you consider film an art form, as some people do, then the Western would be a truly American art form, much as jazz is.
You have kids studying master class visual arts who are pushed to make films that will be successful economically; that's what they focus on. So they work for corporate interest instead of artistic expression.
I never want to make the kind of film whose impact ends when the audience leaves the cinema.
I would like to paint the way a bird sings.
A good actor always sets you straight. If you've written a false moment and thought it was probably pretty great, the actor's gonna show you when he gets to that moment. They're the great test of the validity of the material.
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