Stacy London Quotes

Your closet needs to be a place of joy and celebration of who are you now - not who you were.

Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them.

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

Confidence is the best accessory. It can make or break an outfit.

Texture is something we forget - it makes outfits look very expensive. You can do a monochromatic outfit, if you're afraid of things that are more colorful and printed, and still create interest.

Clothes allow you to see yourself in a different light. They can transform you instantly and have a very real, visceral impact. Clothes become symbolic of who we are.

Rules like 'don't wear white after Labor Day' or 'shoes matching the handbag' are antiquated. Modern women should feel free to experiment.

The fashion industry [is] built on, and thrives on, our collective insecurity.

The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't.

Style offers concrete rules you can follow. You can use it as a resource rather than a barrier to feeling good about yourself.

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.

You don't need money to look fabulous. There are so many awesome new designers, so many designers doing collections for mass retailers.

Clothes are not Botox. Wearing a miniskirt does not take 10 years off your face.

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.

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.

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

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

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

I understand when u feel overwhelmed style is the 1st thing to go, but its also the 1st thing you can pick back up to get you back on track.

Smart beauty is about looking your best and feeling your best and never overpaying for it.

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

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.

You have to let go of who you were to allow yourself to become who you are.

Style can change your look, certainly, but it can also change your life.

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.

Style is all about your individual sense of how you want to present yourself to the world. It's about loving what you've got instead of wishing for what you're not.

Not one person I know isn't concerned with their appearance. To trivialize fashion is to rob ourselves of a great tool.

Your personal style should evolve with age. To say you want the same style at 25 as at 45 is a mistake.

Being able to choose the skin I live in was the draw of fashion.

I'm not as snarky as I used to be.

Style is the instrument you can pick back up when you want to regain some of the confidence you've lost.

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

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

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

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

If you deny the reality of your body or your life, you'll never be able to dress any of it well - even the parts you love. You have to see it all to work with any of it.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Style is joyful if you allow yourself to have joy.

I really do believe that my style is informed by the fact that I had such issues with my appearance at various times of my life.

Finding tricks to create flattering body shape is the key to style.

Don't get hung up on the size. If you feel bad about yourself because a 12 is what fits, take a Sharpie, and write '6' on the label.

You limit your options every time you don't try your best.