From the cradle to the coffin, underwear comes first.
—Bertolt Brecht, 1928To call a fashion wearable is the kiss of death. No new fashion worth its salt is ever wearable.
—Eugenia Sheppard, 1960A person who sees only fashion in fashion is a fool.
—Honoré de Balzac, 1830Style is the image of character.
—Edward Gibbon, c. 1789Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
—Ecclesiastes, c. 250 BCOne should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.
—Oscar Wilde, 1894Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1911Think rich. Look poor.
—Andy Warhol, 1975The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.
—Yves Saint Laurent, 1978Glamour cannot exist without personal social envy being a common and widespread emotion.
—John Berger, 1972Had Cleopatra’s nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have changed.
—Blaise Pascal, 1658As bad a dresser as I am, anything beats being judged by my character.
—David Sedaris, 1997To 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, 1994