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FAMOUS FASHION QUOTES AND POST YOUR OWN FASHION QUOTES HERE
Posted: September 23, 2010 in FASHION BYTES
Alexander McQueen
‘ British fashion is self -confident and fearless. It refuses to bow to commerce,thus generating a constant flow of new ideas whilst drawing in British heritage’.
‘Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers.’
Calvin
Klein
really beautiful. But, it’s fun to keep changing and to change the silhouettes, to change the fabrics and to change the colour.
Colour this fall is really going to change too, because there is colour.”
“There has been a change in men’s attitudes toward their clothes. Men are more aware of fashion; they’re not afraid of it.”
Christian Dior
“Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.”
Coco Chanel
“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.” “”The best colour in the whole world is the one that looks good, on you!” “I don’t do fashion, I am fashion. Fashion is architecture. It is a matter of proportions” “Fashion is made to become unfashionable.” “Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.”
Donatella Versace
“Fashion is all about happiness. It’s fun. It’s important. But it’s not medicine.”
Donna Karan
“Today, fashion is really about sensuality-how a woman feels on the inside.In the ’80s women used suits with exaggerated shoulders andwaists 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.”
Gianni Versace
“My dream was always to be a composer, but fashion came very easily.” “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.” “You dress elegant women. You dress sophisticated women. I dress sluts.”
Giorgio Armani
“I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that is not practical.”“The goal I seek is to have people refine their style through my clothing without having them become victims of fashion.”
Hubert de Givenchy
Isaac Mizrahi
“I don’t like people to feel completely described by the clothes they wear of mine. I want them to feel that they’re describing themselves.”
Issey Miyake
“From the beginning I thought about working with the body in movement, the space between the body and clothes.I wanted the clothes to move when people moved. The clothes are also for people to dance or laugh.” “Design is not for philosophy it’s for life.”
Jean-Paul Gaultier
John Galliano
“I’m an accomplice to helping women get what they want.”
Karl Lagerfeld
Marc Jacobs
“I love to take things that are every day and comforting and make them into the most luxurious things in the world.”
Oscar de la Renta
“We’re dealing with sophisticated customers. What’s most important to these women is individuality. I have to create things she’ll want to wear, no matter who she is.”
Pierre Cardin
“The dress is a vase which the body follows. My clothes are like modules in which bodies move.”
Ralph Lauren.
“I don’t design clothes, I design dreams.”
Sophia Loren
“A woman’s dress should be like a barbed wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.”
Stella McCartney
Tom Ford
“As a fashion designer, I was always aware that I was not an artist, because I was creating something that was made to be sold, marketed, used, and ultimately discarded.”
Tommy Hilfiger
Vera Wang
“A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes. “ “Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.“
Vivienne Westwood
“My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex.”
“It is not possible for a man to be elegant without a touch of femininity.”
Yves Saint Laurent
“Fashions fade – style is eternal “ “A designer who is not also a couturier, who hasn’t learned the most refined mysteries of physically creating his models, is like a sculptor who gives his drawings to another man, an artisan, to accomplish.”
Denim 
How to clean your Jeans?
How to properly wash denim is a hot issue in the style world. Ask anyone and you’re likely to get answers that range from “in the laundry machine after each wear” to “are you crazy? Never wash them!” So guys out there here’s a helpful guideline for cleaning your jeans.
The Type of Denim
| Are they pre-distressed or havea “wash” from the manufacturer?
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Are your jeans raw, dry or single wash? | Are they sanforized? |
| If your jeans already have a “wash,” that means they’ve already been worn-in and been washed by the manufacturer. Then, you should see little to no shrinkage or fading regardless of the washing method you utilize. | If your jeans are raw or dry, it means that the denim fabric has never been washed and the indigo dye is not set. It also means, depending on your goals for the jeans, you’ll want to wash them differently. If you see the term “single wash,” that indicates you’re holding a pair of raw jeans that’s been soaked in cold water once to make them less rigid (it also sets the indigo). | Sanforized refers to a process of treating denim during its production to minimize shrinking. If they’re “unsanforized” or “shrink to fit” they will be several inches larger than the tagged size (i.e. a 32 inch tag measures 34 inches), so you’ll want to draw a bath and soak these to bring them down to the tagged size. The longer you soak them and the hotter the water, the more they’ll shrink. When you’re satisfied with the size, hang them inside out to air dry. |
When to Wash Them
How do you know when it’s time to wash your denim? There are three ways to go here:
| The waist, seat and knees begin to stretch out.
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Set your own time for a personalised look. | Wash them whenever and often. |
| This can apply to any type of denim. You won’t be able to miss this. The seat will sag, the knees will look misshapen, and your waist will be loose. | To maximize the fading and whiskering, most denim heads swear by a minimum of 6 months to a year. | It’s the worst for your jeans and pretty unnecessary, but if it really bothers you, go for it. Just know that you’re shortening the life of your denim. |
| The Actual Laundering Process |
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| Fill the bath or sink with cold water (for least amount of shrinkage and indigo loss) or warm water for more shrinkage and fading. Add a small amount of a gentle soap. Let them soak for 45 to 60 minutes, occasionally agitating them by hand. Turning them inside out will keep them darker. Then remove them from the water and hang outside until completely dry. The less launderings you do, the longer your denim is likely to last, and the more individual character it will take on. |
Do not bleach.
Do not tumbledry.
Do not iron
So guys do wash your denims at least once a month depending on how much you’ve worn them. For the girls go EASY on the laundry if you want your denims to have a longer life.
If you have any other tips about denims please feel free to share.
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My favourite denim has got to be the Jeggings-simply too hot.
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