Apparel Quotes

Where’s the man could ease a heart, like a satin gown?

Tis the same to him who wears a shoe, as if the whole earth were covered with leather.

The wasting moth ne’er spoiled my best array; the cause was this, I wore it every day.

When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart.

Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express’d in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man, And they in France of the best rank and station Are of a most select and generous chief in that. (Hamlet)

The fashion wears out more apparel than the man. (Much Ado About Nothing)

She wears her clothes as if they are thrown on with a pitchfork.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes.

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes. Could you, in such a case, tell surely of any company of civilized men which belonged to the most respected class?