Quotes & Sayings About Fashion Icons

Under torture you are as if under the dominion of those grasses that produce visions. Everything you have heard told, everything you have read returns to your mind, as if you were being transported, not toward heaven, but toward hell. Under torture you say not only what the inquisitor wants, but also what you imagine might please him, because a bond (this, truly, diabolical) is established between you and him ... These things I know, Ubertino; I also have belonged to those groups of men who believe they can produce the truth with white-hot iron. Well, let me tell you, the white heat of truth comes from another flame. — Umberto Eco

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

After my 10th standard, my life took me into the world of cinema, but I never severed my ties with my love for reading. — Manju Warrier

I really would not call myself a fashion icon. I would call myself somebody who gets dressed by professionals ... I would call me more of a monkey. — Jennifer Lawrence

Fashion icon to me is somebody who has, the first person who struck you and introduced you to the world of fashion, and that person is my mom. — Nicole Richie

So nice to be a fashion icon in my day. — Hillary Clinton

Every eutopia contains a dystopia, every dystopia contains a eutopia. In — Thomas More

Music and fashion have had a kind of incestuous relationship since the Fifties. It started with people like Elvis Presley and pop icons like James Dean. Then it exploded in the MTV days. Now, with the Internet, it's instantaneous. — John Varvatos

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.' — Georgie Henley

Harry sensed the onset of resignation. No, he bloody didn't! On the FBI course they had examined cases where it had taken more than ten years to catch the killer. As a rule, it had been one tiny random detail, it seemed, that had solved the case. However, what actually cracked it was the fact that they had never given up, they had gone all fifteen rounds and if the opponent was still standing they screamed for a return fight. — Jo Nesbo

Alexander McQueen ... The fashion world has not only lost an icon but we have also lost a very special friend. — Donatella Versace

I've always found that fashion is, first of all, mainly for yourself. So my two icons are, on one side, Little Edie from 'Grey Gardens' and, of course, like all my generation, I'm influenced by Kate Moss. — Lou Doillon

Barbie is my fashion icon. People think I'm Paris Barbie - and it's a compliment. — Paris Hilton

What I learned from being around great icons like Calvin Klein is that the great fashion trendsetters don't change their look every season. They have a look, and they update maybe a piece per season. — Elizabeth Rogers

My fashion icons are Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner. Their classic looks and clean lines should be the cornerstones of your wardrobe - white cotton shirts, black Capri pants, pencil skirts and ballerina skirts. — Marie Helvin

It is well to moor your bark with two anchors. — Publilius Syrus

A lot of my favorite artists are fashion icons. — Theophilus London

With high fashion, it's a performance. You're trying to interpret a fantasy in a very physical way, and you really are playing a character. I've played men, dead people, famous people, historical icons, and it's no mean feat. It's quite an insular experience even though the crowd is in front of you and there's an expectation. — Erin O'Connor

Working with Cate Blanchett, on and off the screen, has always been a highlight for me. She embodies the perfect combination of consummate actor and world-class fashion icon. — Giorgio Armani

I love it when receivers catch the balls with their hands. — Ron Jaworski

I've never really compared myself to anyone who's a big star - I'm not trying to be a fashion icon or get famous. — Katy B

You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes. — Christian Dior

Stevie Nicks has always been my fashion icon, so I wanted to blend her infamous witchy style with the 90s valley girl theme that I was so entranced by as a young girl. — Bethany Cosentino

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

Truly saddened by the loss of one of the greatest fashion icons of all time. Oscar de la Renta will be greatly missed. — Ivanka Trump

When I studied graphic design, I learned a valuable lesson: There's no perfect answer to the puzzle, and creativity is a renewable resource. — Biz Stone

I'm elated. I guess it's better late than never. Welcome to the 21st century. It's fantastic. I love Dior, and Rihanna is very much one of my style icons. I'm happy they got there in the end. I adore her style. She loves fashion, she's unafraid. She uses her imagination, which is something we should all strive to do. — Beverly Johnson

The Fela Kuti Queens - the band members and wives of the late African musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti - are my fashion icons. — Solange Knowles

Stick to the classics, and you can't ever go wrong. I see old ladies on the street who have fabulous style and realize it's because they are probably wearing really classic items that they've had for years and years. I think if you find something that suits you, you should just stick to it. — Alexa Chung