If you are into fashion, you gotta love a great fashion quote. Over the years, I remember some of my favorites and they stay with me and inspire me. I've always enjoyed reading what some of the biggest style icons have to say about fashion and style because many of them were born with more style in their little toe than many of us have in our whole body. They have left a legacy behind them that will last forever… to me, that's really cool. The ambition, the creativity, the guts that the leaders in the industry had to have…. that has paved the way for the world of fashion we know today. It would not be the same without them.

For your entertainment, here are my 50 favorite fashion quotes, well, 51 if you count Diane above there… I've actually had to narrow it down..… #50 has always been my all time favorite… I imagine the confidence she must've had in her field at that time, to be able to say that! Can you guess what it is?… For you fashionista's out there, you probably already know which one I saved for last;)….I also marked my age, 42, in bold because it means a lot to me. Enjoy, maybe one of these will become an inspiration for you to help consider, define and embrace your own personal style.

"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." - Coco Chanel
"Style is very personal. It has nothing to do with fashion. Fashion is over quickly. Style is forever." - Ralph Lauren
"Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak." - Rachel Zoe
"Accessories are the exclamation point of a woman." -Michael Kors
"Playing dress up starts at age five and never truly ends." -Kate Spade
"When I first moved to New York I bought VOGUE instead of dinner. I just felt it fed me more." -Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City
"Why change? Everyone has their own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it." -Audrey Hepburn
"Personality begins where comparison ends." -Karl Lagerfeld
"When it comes to dressing, comfort is overrated. A little discomfort probably means your clothes fit and they're not pajamas." -Tim Gunn
"I loathe narcissism, but I approve vanity." -Diana Vreeland
"The difference between style and fashion is quality." -Giorgio Armani
"Walk like you have three men walking behind you." -Oscar De La Renta
"Dressing is a way of life." -Yves Saint Laurent
"Know first who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly." -Epictetus, Greek Philosopher
"Wear something you feel gorgeous in and don't try too hard; it's much sexier when it appears effortless. Clothes that don't fit or don't fit the wearer's personality, don't help." -Heidi Klum
"I can't concentrate in flats!" -Victoria Beckham
"Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them." -Marc Jacobs
"Everyday is a fashion show and the world is the runway." -Coco Chanel
"Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are." -Gianni Versace
"Clothes aren't going to change the world. The women who wear them will." -Anne Klein
"Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing it well." -Vivienne Westwood
"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different." -Coco Chanel
"Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world." -Marilyn Monroe
"Style is something each of us already has, all we have to do is find it." -Diane Von Furstenburg
"People will stare. Make it worth their while." -Harry Winston
"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
"The best things in life are free. The second best are very expensive." -Coco Chanel
"We must never confuse elegance with snobbery." -Yves Saint Laurent
"It's better to have fewer things of quality than too much expendable junk." -Rachel Zoe
"Fashion is an instant language." -Miuccia Prada
"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 a lot of clothes." -Diana Vreeland
"Fashion is architecture. It is a matter of proportions." -Coco Chanel
"If you can't be better than your competition, just dress better." Anna Wintour
"A great dress can make you remember what is beautiful about life." -Rachel Roy
"Elegance is when the outside is as beautiful as the inside." -Coco Chanel
"Create your own style. Let it be unique for yourself and identifiable to others." -Anna Wintour
"You can have everything you want in life if you dress for it." Edith Head
"Dress shabbily and they remember the dress. Dress impeccably and they remember the woman." -Coco Chanel
"Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves, of course, for each other. If girls dressed for boys, they'd just walk around naked." -Betsey Johnson
"Style is primarily a matter of instinct." -Bill Blass
"Buy less, choose well, and do it yourself." Vivienne Westwood
"Happiness is the secret to all beauty; there is no beauty that is attractive without happiness."-Christian Dior
"I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect - to me they are much more interesting." -Marc Jacobs
"Shoes transform your body language and attitude. They lift you physically and emotionally." -Christian Louboutin
"A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving it's purpose without obstructing the view." Sophia Loren
"Do you know what elegance is? It is not only what you're wearing, it is how you wear it, who you are inside, it is the way you decorate your house, what you surround yourself with, what books you read and what your interests are." -Carolina Herrera
"One is never overdressed or underdressed in a little black dress." -Karl Lagerfeld
"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn." -Orson Welles
"Women always try to tame themselves as they get older, but those that look best are often a bit wilder." -Miuccia Prada
"I don't do fashion, I am fashion." -Coco Chanel

If you've never read fashion quotes before, I hope you had fun and leave a little more inspired than when you came. Do you have a favorite fashion quote? Maybe you have one of your own? If so, I'd love to hear from you! Many of them are pretty philosophical actually… my hope is that you listen to your instincts and let your personal style come through in all that you do.

"Fashion is clothes; style is everything." -Shannon, Happy WifeStyle