Quotes About Leather

Books, books, books. It was not that I read so much. I read and re-read the same ones. But all of them were necessary to me. Their presence, their smell, the letters of their titles, and the texture of their leather bindings.

wackeres Stapfen durch die verregnete Oxford Street. Und mit einer Tonschale kann man nichts verkehrt machen, oder? Es gab da auf dem Markt auch Herrenbrieftaschen.

The place smelled male, not the metal-and-soap maleness of a locker room nor the malt-and-sawdust maleness of an old-time corner saloon, but the leather-and-oiled-wood maleness of a city club, as finished and self-consistent as the ash of a fine cigar. At sight of the skirted figure stalking him, the sole visible attendant took refuge behind a showcase; surely a giraffe, were it a male one, would have startled him less.

You'll never see me in the red leather. I don't have the chin for it.

Consuming less is the fastest way to eco-fashion redemption - particularly if your preference is for leather, not hemp.

My favourite leather jackets are timeless.

After all we did for Britain, selling that corduroy and making it swing, all we got was a bit of tin on a piece of leather.

It was too hot for leather jackets even if you were a wannabe indie rock star in your very wildest dreams.

Even at summer time, I'm still jacket shopping. I've always found that if you find a really nice leather jacket you kind of just go with it because they're timeless.

Seawoll sat in the executive leather operator's chair behind the desk wearing a dangerously stretched noddy suit that made him look like the Michelin Man's slightly deflated older brother.

I wanted to create a collection of leather handbags which would not only reflect the brand's DNA but also appeal to a busy cosmopolitan woman.

My personal style depends on what I'm doing or where I am. I wear a lot of jeans and jean shorts and t-shirts, and I love leather jackets; it's pretty relaxed.

You honestly can't go wrong with All Saints. I live in their leather!

One dress I love - for me, it's a little edgy - it's sleeveless. It's black and it's leather. I've worn it on TV.

Bass Weejuns are the Cordovan black or brown penny loafers originally called Norwegian Loafers, hence their name. Worn without socks in the spring and summer, they must be kept to a high-gloss polish and should become burnished with wax over time until they have a fine patina.

I really like a lot of Tom Ford. His leather sneakers are my most worn shoes.

A lot of times on our show, 'Shadowhunters,' we have excuses to dawn some kind of sexy black leather attire under the excuse that we're going to fight demons, but it's all part of the tone of the piece and the tone of the story.

In the late 80s though, during the new Glam Rock, leather trousers came back with a vengeance. In a way they replaced Spandex, which had slipped slowly out of fashion due to bands like Saxon never being out of the stuff. These new leather trousers began to develop accessories such as tassels, sequins, and laces up the sides. This all looked quite nice for a while, but in the end they were just another easy target for Kurt Cobain and his subversive cardigans.

She closed the book and put her cheek against it. There was still an odor of a library on it, of dust, leather, binding glue, and old paper, one book carrying the smell of hundreds.

I love leather and it's great to be a bad girl at times. But there is a time and place for everything. When I'm with Grandma it's flowers, and when I'm out on the town scoping guys, you know.

My friend made me a leather dress for the MTV awards. It gives you confidence, wearing something you love.

I once owned a really, really ugly pair of white leather boots. They were so bad. It was back in the '80s! It was just a really tacky fashion choice when I was in middle school, and I thought it was cool. I'm really embarrassed.

I'd love to drive a Lamborghini, but I think it's hard when the pedals are way down in there, and you sit real low, but I've come up with some pedal extensions. I actually sit in a kids' car seat that my old boss put this beautiful leather wrap around, and it looks just like a Corvette seat that sits on top of my leather Corvette seat.

He lit his pipe, and the match head in that room of paper and leather flared up like an idea.