My relationship with fashion has always been that each of us stars in our own movies and costumes ourselves to play the part we want. You take blouses and jeans and dresses, and you put them together, and they tell your story.
Marc JacobsRead
I love the entire ritual of getting dressed. When we do a fashion show, we try to send out a message; we couldn't do that without the hair and makeup. The whole is equal to the sum of its parts.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Fashion is a collaborative art form that combines various elements to create a cohesive message.
In this quote, Marc Jacobs emphasizes the importance of the entire process of getting dressed and preparing for a fashion show. He highlights that fashion, much like other forms of art, relies on various components—such as hair and makeup—to convey a powerful message, asserting that the collective effort is greater than the individual parts.
Themes
FashionArtCollaborationMessageRitualBeauty
In practice
Example use cases
A motivational speech at a fashion school to inspire future designers.
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Life is a fashion show, the world is your runway.
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Fashion is such a fairytale and it is such a fantasy. And it's about metamorphosis and sort of changing yourself and playing a part that you want people to see.
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