Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery.
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)
Trust not the heart of that man for whom old clothes are not venerable.
Keeping your clothes well pressed will keep you from looking hard pressed.
Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. There ain’t much credit in that. (“Martin Chuzzlewit”)
Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in fell a trifle short of the wearer’s expectation.
