“With the black and white films, one was concerned with tone... You had to make sure that the tone of your dress was not the same tone as the curtains, for instance.” FilmBlackWhiteConcernedDressesInstanceToneBlack And WhiteCurtains Author:Julie Harris
“A floor length backless black sequined dress would be my dream dress. As for my dream date - that would have to be a young Marlon Brando!” DreamWould BeYoungBlackDressesLengthBrando Author:Rebecca Hall
“At least I get my little black dress cleaned once in awhile.” LittlesBlackDresses Author:Cassandra Peterson
“I love black because it affirms, designs and styles. A woman in a black dress is a pencil stroke.” BlackFashionStyleDesignDressesStrokesPencils Author:Yves Saint Laurent
“My third grade teacher called my mother and said, 'Ms. Cox, your son is going to end up in New Orleans in a dress if we don't get him into therapy.' And wouldn't you know, just last week I spoke at Tulane University, and I wore a lovely green and black dress.” IfsKnowsSaidEndsLastsMotherBlackTeacherWeekSonThirdsDressesGreenUniversityLovelyTherapyGradesSpokesNew OrleansYour SonThird Grade Author:Laverne Cox
“I instinctively dress a bit tougher because I've spent a lot of time in the U.S. and I realised there was a certain image projected of me here. I've always been an absolute rebel. When I was in my teen years I had piercings and wore all black.” YearsCertainBitsBlackAbsolutesDressesRebelRealisedPiercingsAll Black Author:Ellie Goulding
“Our respect for the dead, when they are just dead, is something wonderful, and the way we show it more wonderful still. We show it with black feathers and black horses; we show it with black dresses and black heraldries; we show it with costly obelisks and sculptures of sorrow, which spoil half of our beautiful cathedrals. We show it with frightful gratings and vaults, and lids of dismal stone, in the midst of the quiet grass; and last, and not least, we show it by permitting ourselves to tell any number of falsehoods we think amiable or credible in the epitaph.” ThinkingWayStillsShowsLastsBeautifulDeathBlackNumbersHalfWonderfulSorrowQuietStonesHorseDressesGrassMidstFalsehoodSculptureFeathersSpoilCathedralsCredibleEpitaphAmiableVaults Book:Works Source: Works
“Most of the time I dress depending on my mood. I just throw on whatever I feel like wearing at the time, which tends to come from the palette of black, grey or red.” FeelsBlackRedDressesMoodGreyPalette Author:Kate Moss
“Always underdress. The goal is not to look as if you made an effort for the particular event. If you can dress for a different party (i.e., wear black tie to a cocktail party, or tennis clothes for lunch), so much the better. You give the impression of being much in demand.” IfsGivingLooksMadeDifferentGoalBlackPartyEffortEventsParticularDemandClothesDressesImpressionTiesTennisLunchCocktailsCocktail PartiesBlack Tie Author:Lisa Birnbach
“When I die, I want to be buried in a long long-sleeve black Ralph Lauren dress and brown chunky boots. I want my hair styled like his models, long hair that flows. I also want natural makeup with a light pink lip.” WantLongLightDiesBlackNaturalHairModelsFlowDressesLipsBrownMakeupBuriedBootsSleevesLong HairLauren Author:Nadine Velazquez
“The Black Parade has to go home soon, so you're gonna be stuck with My Chemical Romance. I'm sorry. That singer has a despicable mouth, he dresses funny, and he can't sing!” HomeRomanceBlackMouthsDressesSorrySingersStuckChemicalsI'm SorryParadesDespicable Author:Gerard Way
“If I were a buyer today in one of the American department stores, I would go with extremes-the most beautiful, the more expensive, the more eccentric. I would take risks. The worst thing would be to buy only the little black dress. You know why? Because everyone has it already. I would go with a purple dress, something different” IfsKnowsLittlesDifferentWould BeTodayBeautifulBlackRiskWorstDressesExtremesStoresExpensiveDepartmentWorst ThingsPurpleEccentricBuyersDepartment Stores Author:Alber Elbaz
“Golf is one of the few sports where a white man can dress like a black pimp and not look bad.” MenLooksSportsBlackWhiteDressesGolfWhite ManPimp Author:Robin Williams
“For every nineteenth-century middle-class family that protected its wife and child within the family circle, there was an Irish ora German girl scrubbing floors in that home, a Welsh boy mining coal to keep the home-baked goodies warm, a black girl doing the family laundry, a black mother and child picking cotton to be made into clothes for the family, and a Jewish or an Italian daughter in a sweatshop making "ladies" dresses or artificial flowers for the family to purchase.” ChildrenMadeHomeMotherGirlBlackClassBoysWifeMiddleCenturyFlowerClothesDaughterDressesWarmCirclesMiddle ClassItalianArtificialProtectedCoalNineteenth CenturyCottonLaundryMiningWelshMother And ChildBlack GirlMiddle Class FamilySweatshopsArtificial Flowers Author:Stephanie Coontz
“Snow-white moslem head-dress around a dead black face! Beautiful were your sand-papering words against our skins!” BeautifulFacesBlackWhiteSkinsDressesSnowSandSnow WhiteBlack Face Author:Margaret Walker
“What you need is one black dress I call Plan B. It doesn't have to be fabulous, it just looks good, covers up the problems and is neutral enough for dinner, business, a date, a funeral. You don't overwear it, you don't overwash it, because the Plan B is - gold.” NeedsLooksEnoughProblemBlackPlansGoldDressesDinnerFuneralFabulousCover UpsPlan B Author:Salma Hayek
“We always need to have a smart black blazer in our closets. It's just a nice clean way to dress up even something as simple as jeans and a t-shirt. And something I always have in my closet, I always have a vintage headscarf with me, to tie around my bag or protect my hair from the sun, it depends but I always find a use for it.” WayNeedsUseBlackSimpleSunNiceHairDependsProtectSmartDressesCleanShirtsTiesBagsClosetsJeansT ShirtVintageBlazers Author:Nicole Richie
“For interiors, if you have a basic sofa, you can add fun throw pillows, and cool lighting to make the space more interesting. In fashion, you make a little black dress really amazing with jewelry, shoes and an incredible bag. If you have those clean, basic, pieces you can really mix things up with the accessories and make the space, or the outfit, uniquely your own.” IfsLittlesFunBlackSpaceInterestingPiecesFashionDressesAddCleanIncrediblesShoesBagsInteriorsPillowJewelryLightingAccessoriesSofasReally Amazing Author:Jeremiah Brent
“It's so normal for a teenager to dress in black -- and be real unhappy and stay in your room and say sarcastic things. How could something so normal be considered morbid?” RealBlackRoomsNormalDressesUnhappyTeenagerSarcasticBeing RealMorbidYour Room Author:Christina Ricci
“You always want to keep your look clean and elegant, but you don't have to do the safe black-dress route. Have some fun! Wear something colorful with a hint of sparkle.” WantLooksFunBlackSafeDressesCleanRoutesElegantHintsColorfulSparkle Author:Mindy Kaling
“I decided to become an actor at five. I saw the most gorgeous woman that I had ever seen in my five years of living on television. She had on a long, red dress and her eyelashes looked like butterflies and I said, "Grandmamma, who is that?" She said, "Baby, that's Lola Falana." I said, "That's it right there. I want to be black, fabulous, and on TV."” WantYearsLongSaidActorsBlackFiveSawsTelevisionTvsBabyRedDecidedDressesFive YearsButterflyFabulousGorgeousLiving OnEyelashesLike A ButterflyGorgeous Women Author:Niecy Nash