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Quotes About Elegance

Glamour is when a man knows a woman is a woman.
~ Gina Lollobrigida
In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
The well dressed man never stands out in a crowd; his elegance sets him apart.
~ Oscar de la Renta
Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man.
~ Vladimir Nabokov
There is an element of seduction in shoes that doesn't exist for men. A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes.
~ Christian Louboutin
Simplicity is the law of nature for men as well as for flowers.
~ Henry David Thoreau
When a woman dresses up for an occasion, the man should become the black velvet pillow for the jewel.
~ John Weitz
Putting on a beautifully designed suit elevates my spirit, extols my sense of self, and helps define me as a man to whom details matter.
~ Gay Talese
A man should dress in a way that you don't notice. He looks good and you don't know why. But it's the tailoring, the materials, and the clothes.
~ Michael Caine
A man's style should be like his dress. It should be as unobtrusive and should attract as little attention as possible.
~ C. E. M. Joad
It is written in Lisp, which is the only computer language that is beautiful.
~ Neal Stephenson
He will see you immediately, mademoiselle!" announced de Mayet, though not until after they had watched a second candelabra
~ Neal Stephenson
his idea of a satisfying outdoor experience had been to saunter out onto the terrace of a European hotel to smoke cigars and drink brandy.
~ Neal Stephenson
Randy looks into the ballroom at Victoria Vigo, who, if she were any more radiant, would cause paint to peel from the walls and windowpanes to sag like caramel.
~ Neal Stephenson
Her long hands were a little uplifted and clasped tightly together.
~ Nella Larsen
You felt to look at him that he would be wonderful upon a horse. I
~ Nevil Shute
He was shown into the drawing-room, an apartment of great elegance and no character. Above the mantelpiece hung a portrait in pastel of Cicely O'Callaghan. The artist had dealt competently with the shining texture of the dress and hair, and had made a conscientious map of the face. Alleyn felt he would get about as much change from the original as he would from the picture.
~ Ngaio Marsh
Men like women who know how to be subtle.
~ Nicholas Sparks
Yves Saint Laurent will never go out of business so long as I'm buying mountains of Touche Eclat.
~ Deirdre O'Kane
I am a big fan of Frank Lampard - his movement is so elegant.
~ Cafu
If you dress like a movie star, you have me.
~ Steven Cojocaru
Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.
~ Edmund Burke
Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
~ Mae West
My mum is totally crazy for fashion still.
~ Stefano Gabbana