Stacy London Quotes - Page 2

Any item in your wardrobe should satisfy one of two criteria: utility and joy.

If you only have work clothes - the black trouser and ribbed turtleneck you got four years ago at the Gap - you're not participating in your own style personality.

The fact is, there is only one body ideal in fashion, and most likely, you don't have it.

Fit is everything. I don't care what your body type is like: If you're not wearing clothes that fit you, you can't have style.

All metallics are neutrals. So it is absolutely fine to mix gold and silver; you just want it to look like it has purpose.

Less is more. I truly believe in buying a few pieces with better construction.

Style is not a reward for the skinny. It's not, 'iI I'm rich, thin and young.' You may not like your size, but then don't invest in leather leggings. Let yourself want the expensive bag and really love it and show it off and have a ball with it.

I think that the way to have style is to accept where your body is right now, heavier or skinnier, whether you're going to change in the future and dress it as it is. The fact is you can always find clothes. It may be harder for plus sized people, I completely understand that. But I don't believe that it's impossible to dress with style.

I think style is very different from fashion. Fashion was what I went after when I was feeling incredibly insecure and monstrous on the inside.

I'm not one of those people who wakes up and thinks, 'Bring on the day!' I have to have about 7 pints of coffee before I'm even remotely awake. But I love the golden hour in the evening, as hokey as that sounds. Just as the sun is about to set and you get those lovely shadows and everything looks gold and yellow.

Self-esteem doesn't come simply from dressing well, but they are both something we can control. It's a missed opportunity when women say they don't have the money, figure, etc., because style is such a way to help cultivate the way women feel about themselves.

You have to look in the mirror and see that what you're wearing looks good on the body you have now. Wearing a larger size is just wearing a larger size.

You can't fit your clothes well and look your best if you don't know what you're working with.

Style is joyful if you allow yourself to have joy.

You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.

Whether you're as healthy as you should be or not, that doesn't disallow you to look your best. Style is only possible from a place of self-acceptance.

Some women are convinced that they are the same size they were 20 years ago. They also wear clothes that are too big in an effort to hide their body. Both cases are unflattering and work against your body. Some women are in denial about changing.

Style applies to a lifestyle. It's not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before.

I own about 300 pairs of shoes. When I start to go over 300, I have mini-sales from my closet and give the money to charity. It's my way of recycling; I feel like I can give back to the universe.

I believe every PERSON is beautiful. What you do with that beauty, how you develop it, is up to you.

I don't argue style on the basis of tastes. If you feel like you've reached your personal best, don't change.

Never let a trend get in the way of creating a great outfit for yourself.

Nothing's too girly and nothing's too masculine. But I do love color, and maybe that's a little girly - especially pink.

Only buy things that make your heart sing. If I don't love it, I won't buy it.

Seeing, feeling, thinking, believing - these are the stages of how we change our style on the outside and our self-image on the inside.