I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity -- all I hope for in my clothes.
Source: In Ritz, no. 85 (London), 1984.
-- Yves Saint Laurent, (Aug 1 1936-2008), French fashion designer; He is noted, among other things, for his popularization of women's trousers for all occasions.