Appropriation Quote by Shirley Geok-lin Lim

To other women the choice of clothes was a form of ingenious exhibition, a shameless seduction. To me, dresses were like a breastplate that…

— Shan Sa

Today, fashion is really about sensuality-how a woman feels on the inside. In the '80s women used suits with exaggerated shoulders and waists to…

— Donna Karan

I can't imagine living in a time where us women had to dress like 'ladies' because that is what was expected of us.

— Dawn O'Porter

It's interesting to speculate how it developed that in two of the most anti-feminist institutions, the church and the law court, the men are…

— Anonymous

Women totally dress for women. If we were dressed for men, we'd be prancing around in tight, tight, tight bodycon skirts and tops all…

— Leandra Medine

My costumes were made for sex appeal not for women.

— Brenda Holloway

Fashion, at modern time, was actually a way for women to go out in the world. There was one painting of a woman sitting…

— Kim Gordon

It took me a while to warm to the '20s costumes on 'Downton.' I love it when women accentuate their curves, and that era…

— Lily James

Women's fashion is a euphemism for fashion created by men for women.

— Andrea Dworkin

I wanted women to have the same basic wardrobe as a man. Blazer, trousers, and suit. They're so functional. I believed women wanted this…

— Yves Saint Laurent

In the beginning, I thought that women needed protection, on a style level, to have the right impact to let them realize their desire…

— Giorgio Armani

There's nothing new about fashionable women borrowing from men's style; just think of Marlene Dietrich, Brigitte Bardot, or Diane Keaton.

— Kayleen Schaefer