As bad a dresser as I am, anything beats being judged by my character.
—David Sedaris, 1997
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Had Cleopatra’s nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have changed.
—Blaise Pascal, 1658To call a fashion wearable is the kiss of death. No new fashion worth its salt is ever wearable.
—Eugenia Sheppard, 1960Glamour cannot exist without personal social envy being a common and widespread emotion.
—John Berger, 1972A person who sees only fashion in fashion is a fool.
—Honoré de Balzac, 1830To achieve harmony in bad taste is the height of elegance.
—Jean Genet, 1949It costs a lot to make a person look this cheap.
—Dolly Parton, 1994Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
—Ecclesiastes, c. 250 BCFrom the cradle to the coffin, underwear comes first.
—Bertolt Brecht, 1928Style is the image of character.
—Edward Gibbon, c. 1789Think rich. Look poor.
—Andy Warhol, 1975Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1911One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.
—Oscar Wilde, 1894