The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.
—Yves Saint Laurent, 1978
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To achieve harmony in bad taste is the height of elegance.
—Jean Genet, 1949From the cradle to the coffin, underwear comes first.
—Bertolt Brecht, 1928Style is the image of character.
—Edward Gibbon, c. 1789A person who sees only fashion in fashion is a fool.
—Honoré de Balzac, 1830Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1911It costs a lot to make a person look this cheap.
—Dolly Parton, 1994Glamour cannot exist without personal social envy being a common and widespread emotion.
—John Berger, 1972As bad a dresser as I am, anything beats being judged by my character.
—David Sedaris, 1997Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
—Ecclesiastes, c. 250 BCThink rich. Look poor.
—Andy Warhol, 1975One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.
—Oscar Wilde, 1894Had Cleopatra’s nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have changed.
—Blaise Pascal, 1658