Quotes About Elegance

One can trace the relics of this former happiness in the trim shapes of the buildings, the occasional graceful churches, and the evidences of original art and background in bits of detail here and there - a worn flight of steps, a wormy pair of decorative columns of pilasters, or a fragment of once green space with bent and rusted iron railing.

summed up his principle of poetic composition this way: "Lotus flowers come out of limpid water, / Natural without any decoration.

and she put a wreath of white lilies round her hair, but every petal of the flowers was half a pearl;

Daisy wore a clingy black dress with a neckline so deep it could tutor philosophy.

Judith was a beautiful woman. She was petite with big round eyes and dainty, doll-like features. She looked younger than her years. There had been some work done—Botox, maybe a little something around the eyes—but it was tasteful, and most of her youthful appearance was due either to genetics or her daily yoga routine. Her figure still drew second glances. Men were drawn to her big-time—looks, brains, money—but if she dated, Maya didn't know about it. "I

Just a touch of eyeliner and red lips is glamorous.

My dining and entertainment philosophy - I can boil it down to 'the three C's - I like my food like my fashion: casual, classic, and with a touch of couture.

I love minimalistic jewellery with a contemporary touch.

Shoes are the finishing touch on any outfit and it is important to complete a look with the perfect pair!

My aunt looked like Lucille Ball, and everything she touched was beautiful and elegant. But I was intelligent enough to understand I would never be like her.

Not only did she represent inner and outer beauty and elegance, but all the work she did at the end of her life touched so many people. She created this extraordinary legacy.

I remember touring the Medici palace in Florence when I was younger and I was entranced by the beauty and elegance of every space.

My clothes have always been expensive. Even though I have had a few lower-priced lines over the years, little by little everything I do tends toward the luxury market.

Whether it's a photograph or a piece of clothing, a leather bag or a film, I tend to gravitate towards simple, beautifully made, quietly lovely things. They make me happy.

I drive a Lincoln Town Car.

Droplets of water would roll around the surface of a lotus leaf and not leave any trace.

My father, Buddy Robinson, was superchic - a dandy. He always wore dinner jackets at night and espadrilles in the summer, but with his own flair. He was even well dressed when riding a tractor or listening to a ball game on the radio.

Glamour is what I sell, it's my stock in trade.

Being asked to play one of the butlers is like being picked to play for England. All you have to do is think of the great butlers from the past - Terry-Thomas in 'How To Murder Your Wife,' John Gielgud in 'Arthur' and Denholm Elliott in 'Trading Places.'

The Queen Mary was the most civilized and luxurious way one could travel to America in the late 1930s.

Paris is always a good idea.

One must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate loveliness

Rail is such an undignified way to travel. All that rapid racing about. Floating has so much more gravitas.

Trees are your best antiques