Clothes Quotes

No man is esteemed for gay garments but by fools and women.

A policeman in plain clothes is a man; in his uniform he is ten. Clothes and title are the most potent thing, the most formidable influence, in the earth. They move the human race to willing and spontaneous respect for the judge, the general, the admiral, the bishop, the ambassador, the frivolous earl, the idiot […]

He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore them, He could smite the rocks asunder, He could grind them into powder. He had moccasins enchanted, Magic moccasins of deer-skin; When he bound them round his ankles, When upon his feet he tied them, At each stride a mile […]

In your clothes avoid too much gaudiness; do not value yourself upon an embroidered gown; and remember that a reasonable word, or an obliging look, will gain you more respect than all your fine trappings. (Marquis of Halifax)

Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.

For the sword outwears its sheath, And the soul wears out the breast, And the heart must pause to breathe, And love itself must rest.

Once you have missed the first buttonhole you’ll never manage to button up.

She wore a short skirt and a tight sweater and her figure described a set of parabolas that could cause cardiac arrest in a yak.

Jesus was a cross dresser.

I never put on a pair of shoes until I’ve worn them at least five years.