I tell myself that I created the wardrobe of the contemporary woman, that I participated in the transformation of my times.
Yves Saint LaurentRead
I live in solitude. I have need of solitude to do the next day's work. I can't be to parties where the noise tires me. I can't speak on the telephone. I must have complete calm.
Interpretation
Solitude is essential for creative work and personal peace.
In this quote, Yves Saint Laurent expresses the importance of solitude in his life, emphasizing that he requires a calm and quiet environment to focus and be productive. He highlights how social gatherings and noise can be distractions that detract from his ability to work effectively, underscoring the need for personal space to foster creativity and concentration.
In practice
During a creative workshop, I shared this quote to explain the significance of solitude in the artistic process.
I tell myself that I created the wardrobe of the contemporary woman, that I participated in the transformation of my times.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Poiret made clothes for individual customers, but I wouldn't like to make a dress just for its own sake.
We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.
Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
It pains me physically to see a woman victimized, rendered pathetic, by fashion.
Life is accumulative - Either our errors accumulate to what we don't get, or our wise decisions accumulate into what we do get.
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
I just have a great life. I know great people. I've had great relationships - all different kinds of relationships. I am so lucky to be on the little golden path that led me to all this.
A lot of people would have loved me to keep singing... You come to a point where you have sung, more or less... your whole repertoire and you want to get down to the job of living.
People will make a life in their own terms, whether they are deaf or colorblind or autistic or whatever. And their world will be quite as rich and interesting and full as our world.
One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.
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