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)
Apparel Quotes
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?
Many a women who thinks she has purchased a dress for the ridiculous price has actually bought it for an absurd figure.
In these days Gertrude Stein wore a brown corduroy suit, jacket and skirt, a small straw cap, always crocheted for her by a woman in Fiesole, sandals, and she often carried a cane… This costume was ideal for Spain, they all thought of her as belonging to some religious order and we were always treated […]
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
