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Quotes About Elegance

It was said of old Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, that she never puts dots over her I s, to save ink.
~ Horace Walpole
Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.
~ Coco Chanel
I don't like flashy things.
~ Tituss Burgess
I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
~ Kate Bosworth
A roll-neck and some flat shoes is about as good as it gets.
~ Alexa Chung
I never wore flats: The higher the shoe, the better.
~ Patti Hansen
Our silhouettes are quite classic, and the fit is very flattering. I just try to create something beautiful that complements the wearer.
~ Jenny Packham
I love wearing black. It's a real base for everything else - hair, make-up, accessories - and it's always flattering.
~ Sarah Harding
A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.
~ William Lyon Phelps
Jaipur, like Florence or Kyoto, other artisan-rich cities to which it roughly compares, has always been known for its craftsmanship.
~ Hanya Yanagihara
I usually don't usually go for fluffy, bohemian-chic pieces.
~ Coco Rocha
The whole point of this game is that everything flows together in one simple movement... it should just flow and be fluid. And that's what I want to bring to the table every single time I fight. And I enjoy making it look, you know, like an art.
~ Dominick Cruz
Every time I fly first class, I'm like, 'Damn dude, this is sick!'
~ Geraldine Viswanathan
The greatest footballers take the sport into the world of art, of performance.
~ Richard Ashcroft
Our chief aim is to make beautiful things that will last forever.
~ David Linley
Form follows beauty.
~ Oscar Niemeyer
I am convinced that you don't need to spend a fortune to look like a million.
~ Jil Sander
My one big rule for the over-40s is don't try to dress like an 18-year-old. It's possible to be 'on-trend' when you're older - you just have to look for the right stuff. You don't have to spend a fortune, either.
~ Twiggy
Food is an excellent way to do very elegant worldbuilding - the kind that can make a fictional world seem real, like it extends way past the edges of the frame.
~ Ann Leckie
Women take great care of themselves in France. It's a culture dedicated to making women beautiful and to manners.
~ Alan Furst
My father danced a lot. He was called 'the French Fred Astaire.'
~ Vincent Cassel
When Fred Astaire danced, everything in this world was perfect.
~ Stanley Donen
I loved Fred Astaire's way of dancing. He led you into the dance.
~ Debbie Reynolds
Every woman in America has a French dream in her head, especially a Parisian one.
~ Catherine Malandrino