logo

Quotes About Attire

If I'm dressed down, I'm sad. If I'm really done up, I feel happy and mentally well.
~ Amanda Lepore
You would never see anyone go to a restaurant in Milan wearing a jumpsuit!
~ Mariacarla Boscono
As if auditioning for widowhood, Sloane Wolfmann strolled in from poolside wearing black spiked-heeled sandals, a headband with a sheer black veil, and a black bikini of negligible size and made of the same material as the veil.
~ Thomas Pynchon
Today he wore a burnt-orange shirt, black pants, and a tie that looked like a street fight at the south end of the color wheel.
~ Kathy Reichs
I wore a white tank and jeans, shooting for "sexy casual." Hoping it wasn't "left farmhouse, got lost.
~ Kathy Reichs
Chance wore a white tuxedo with tails. On anyone else? Doopy. On him? Yes, please.
~ Kathy Reichs
She was blond as hell, wearing a lot of black.
~ Kenneth Fearing
Way too many fat people in shorts.
~ C.J. Box
When that mouth, the one that had occupied the last hour of his fantasies opened, and started singing, Max's lip twitched for the second time that day. He scanned her body puzzled by her attire. Her black locks were up in a high ponytail and she wore a T-shirt with a fuckin' Care Bear on the front that read, "Cuddle me.
~ C.P. Smith
If Willie hadn't known the man working on the doghouse in the garage must be his father, he might not have recognized him. Dad's nose was red from the cold, and he was wearing a grease-streaked red-and-black-checked lumberman's jacket and a red flannel hat with floppy earflaps. He looked a lot more dignified in a business suit and tie, Willie thought.
~ C.S. Adler
clothing, and
~ C.W. Gortner
Whatever poor team of maidservants had to stuff her into the kind of tight-waisted gown she was wearing that evening earned their pay as sure as any coal miner, that much was certain. The
~ Caleb Carr
Hey, Calloway." Reluctantly I turned back. "What?" "Save me a dance, will you?" I smiled sweetly. "Only if you wear one of those cute little plaid cummerbunds.
~ Cameron Dokey
Maledetti i vestiti eleganti! A chi sarà venuta in mente un'idiozia come quella di andare in giro con un cappio al collo quando ci si vuole vestire bene?»
~ Camilla Lackberg
Neither sleet nor rain nor a half inch of snow will compel me to dress like a lumberjack.
~ Gayle Forman
I hope you haven't packed those ratty flannel pajamas of yours," she said. "You probably won't need anything to sleep in, anyhow." Elle stood up, picked up a pad of Post-it notes from the desk, and threw it. "He's broken all to bits. Give it up. He's an invalid! " Carlie laughed as the note pad bounced off the door frame. "He's a cowboy, honey. Nothin' ever keeps them down for long.
~ Genell Dellin
She'd dressed politely and soberly in response to her invitation, in a dove-grey jacket and skirt with dark green trimmings. Given the circumstances, she was wishing she'd accessorized the outfit with garlic, silver, and running shoes.
~ Genevieve Cogman
students in jeans and duffel coats to people in evening wear. Hot dog stands made no class distinctions
~ Genevieve Cogman
All dress is fancy dress, is it not, except our natural skins?
~ George Bernard Shaw
We don't bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don't dress well and we've no manners.
~ George Bernard Shaw
JAQ FETCHES HER ANORAK RAINCOAT AND her backpack from the coat check. Then stops in the fancy portable toilet to change from the gown into jeans and T-shirt.
~ George Dawes Green
The shirt molded to his shoulders and chest. His biceps stretched the sleeves. He looked strong, and rugged, and rough around the edges. He needed an ax or something, so he could casually swing it while he walked. I tilted my head and just watched.
~ Ilona Andrews
I was attending a formal dinner." He grimaced. "They make us wear armor to these things so we don't stab ourselves out of sheer boredom.
~ Ilona Andrews
Con lei pensò Yves, con insolita irritazione bisognerebbe essere sempre psicologicamente in smoking. E io, ahimè, non posso permettermelo
~ Irene Nemirovsky