Quotes About Attire

he leaves the church, Henry puts on his hat. It is a big hat, a new hat. And in that hat there is a feather.

Would an Evil Overlord drink the last cup of coffee in the pot? Which book would an Evil Overlord take out from the library? Was dressing in all black a definite Evil Overlord move, or a legitimate choice on laundry day?

I assume you forgot that your sister's wedding would require a new gown. Or a gown at all." "At least one person is going to be naked," I say

He's supposed to look regal. I helped choose the clothes, helped make him this way, and yet the effect is not lost on me.

Lenin in a top hat and frock coat would be a far greater anomaly than the Grand Lama of Thibet or a Zulu chief in that costume.

Been at a meeting then?"said the cab driver taking Erica back into the city. He grinned laterally at her in the rear-vision mirror as if it were kind of cute the way women worked these days, all dressed up in suits, almost like they were proper business people.

Her petticoat had stripes of broad red and blue and looked as though it had been made out of a stage-curtain. I would have paid a lot for a front seat, but there was no performance.

If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?

I don't think I'm cut out for a job where you have to look professionally tidy. I prefer working in my pajamas and taking showers after lunch.

Die Mode jener Jahre war umständlich und töricht. Die Männer knöpften sich steifleinerne Krägen um die Hälse, enge, überflüssige, unschöne Kleidungsstücke, und umwanden sie mühsam zu schlingenden, zwecklosen Binden, sogenannten Krawatten.

Poppy is wearing a loose-fitting dress made of blue and white striped cotton, with navy woolen tights and a pair of navy leather pumps. Her brown hair is tied back and has two small red clips in it. It's a very formal outfit for a young girl, Laurel feels. The sort of thing she'd have had to bribe both her girls to wear when they were that age

You might loosen your corset strings," he advised. "It will make your journey more pleasant." "I'm not wearing a c-corset," she said without looking at him. "You aren't? My God." His gaze slid over her with expert assessment.

We men had a meeting a long time ago, and we all decided, 'It's trousers'. And that's what we've worn ever since.

Whenever I'm on a book tour, one of the questions I always get asked is what to wear to various occasions.

You don't wear leather bucket hats in Vegas.

In burgundy, a well-cut and properly tailored velvet blazer looks dashing with gray flannels and a cashmere sweater or a sleek, solid velvet tie.

Standing beside her was a man I can only describe as a generic fed, with a gray suit and white shirt and shiny black shoes. They were both facing my sister, Sergeant Deborah, and another man I didn't know. He was blond, about six feet tall, muscular, and absurdly good-looking in a rugged, masculine way, as if God had taken Brad Pitt and decided to make him really handsome.

Charlotte McKenzie was present. No longer saddled with her fake role as a diplo, she was wearing black slacks, a dark blouse and a supple leather jacket. She was still grandmotherly—but she was a grandmother who might practice tae kwon do and enjoy white-water rafting, if not big-game hunting.

the less taste a person has in dress, the more obstinate he always seems to be. 

I don't care what the weather is, I will always wear my coats. I am always freezing, so it works out perfectly for me!

I don't wear lipstick when I'm not at work.

If I dress like a schlump, I think like a schlump and I work like a schlump.

Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it can be a T-shirt.

My style always depends on my mood.