Quotes About Elegance

Don't get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity.

Simplicity is the peak of civilization.

I try as much as possible to give you a great basic product and what comes out, I feel, is really amazing.

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration.

The late Dominic Breckland, Viscount Stratfield, was returning to life in a sea of woman's underwear.

You look even better than you did before," he added in a quiet voice. "I'm the one returning to the party with his rhubarb at full rise.

Is that why the top three buttons of your riding jacket are unfastened?" Miranda asked with an innocent look. "Because you were showing him your bulbs?

I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay.

He'd forgotten just how beautiful she was. She was wearing a plain gown the color of weak, milky tea, largely covered by a black apron. There was a smudge of dirt across her cheek, and her gilded curls were an untamed riot with a cobweb draped across one side. She was exquisite.

Her eyelashes lay on her cheek, but they were not extraordinarily thick or long. Her eyebrows would benefit from plucking, but they were elegantly curved.

I wish magic was more dramatic

Nuvens deslizam, depetaladas, e altas, altas, garças brancas planam.

I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form.

An old adage states that less is more.

Whenever I have to pick something off the floor I bend down, keeping my legs straight. Dutifully touching your toes fifty times every day is a crashing bore. But there are almost as many times when something has to be picked up anyhow — or a lower drawer has to be opened — so I automatically do it in a manner that keeps me fit. I try to make a graceful gesture out of reaching for things on high shelves, too. I don't make it easier by dragging out a little step stool.

Understate—or as Valentina said, 'diminish.' Let your face be more important than your costume. If you think you may be wearing too much jewelry, you are. Ask your husband how he thinks you look. If he says, 'That's a lovely dress,' try again. What he should say is, 'You look lovely!

Everything, if you could only see it clearly enough, like this, is beautiful and complete. Everything has its own perfection.

Mrs Cutler, who had taken an immediate fancy to the elegant French lady, now appeared with a tray of strawberries and cream.

Someday I'd be classy if it killed me—probably not today, though.

The only real elegance is in the mind; If you've got that, the rest really comes from it.

Every gal needs a great white shirt. The good news: you don't have to spend a bundle. Find one that tapers in at the waist for a sleek silhouette. Or choose one with a crisp collar, worn un-tucked, à la Audrey Hepburn, for a chic, casual look. For instant elegance, try a classic French cuff dress shirt; the required cufflinks lend built-in style.

What is elegance? Soap and water! CECIL BEATON

She's nowt spesh, didn't even have any ornaments. All her walls were painted white, no wallpaper, just black and white photos in black frames, big things they were. There was no carpet on the floor, bare floorboards and she could only afford to have one flower in a vase. Who buys just one flower Lil? Bit of a cheapskate if you ask me. All top show and no knickers, I reckon.

Though it was no lighted up by the setting sun, the gothic greatness of its features and its moulding walls of dark grey stone, rendered it a gloomy and sublime object.