“Generally speaking, I'm a jeans, T-shirt and boots man but I do own an Armani suit, which gets a regular outing. It's nothing fancy - just a classic, well-cut suit with clean lines and beautiful tailoring. It's timeless and you can mix and match it with anything to dress up or dress down.” MenWellsBeautifulLinesCuttingDressesCleanSuitsShirtsClassicFancyBootsTimelessJeansT ShirtArmani Author:Matthew Rhys
“I couldn't think of anything worse than going to a fancy dress party. So, if somebody invited me to one, I'd go as the Invisible Man and not turn up.” IfsThinkingMenTurnsPartyDressesInvisibleFancyInvited Author:David Morrissey
“You are a part of everything. You are like the guys in the bar and that gal on the corner with the red dress. We are a little bit of everyone. Let's not get too fancy here.” LittlesGuyBitsBuddhismLittle BitRedDressesCornersBarsBuddhistFancyEtiquetteGals Author:Frederick Lenz
“My fancy dress costume of choice is... something 1920s or 30s, when there was still so much elegance and attention to detail. An excuse for ultimate dressing-up indulgence.” StillsChoicesAttentionUltimateDressesDetailsExcuseFancyCostumesDressingsEleganceIndulgenceDressing UpAttention To Detail Author:Ellie Goulding
“Let others, worn with living / And living's aftermath, / Take Sleep to heal the heart's distress, / Take Love to be their comfortress, / Take Song or Food or Fancy Dress, / But I shall take a Bath.” HeartSongSleepDressesHealFancyWornDistressBathsAftermath Author:Phyllis McGinley
“My father has developed a tradition of surprising us at some point by appearing in fancy dress. He buys a new costume each year and typically gets carried away. A couple of Christmases ago he appeared in an inflatable sumo outfit. Its endearing, really, and only quite embarrassing.” YearsFatherCoupleTraditionDressesFancySurprisingCostumesEmbarrassingAppearingCarried AwayEndearing Author:Pippa Middleton
“Making fake promises while wearing a fancy dress... that isn't enough. Promises take more work than that.” EnoughPromiseDressesFakeFancy Book:Purity Source: Purity
“A man goes to a fancy dress party dressed only in his Y-fronts. A woman comes up to him and says "What are you supposed to be?" The man says "A premature ejaculation." "What?" says the woman. The man explains "I've just come in my pants."” MenHumorFunnyPartyFrontsHe ManDressesCome UpSupposed To BeFancyPantsPrematureEjaculationPremature Ejaculation Author:Tommy Cooper
“I have no desire to dress up my poetry and make it fancy. I want the poem to be as true as humanly possible to the feeling that inspired it. That's my only concern. Everything else seems wrong.” WantFeelingsSeemsDesireConcernDressesInspiredFancy Author:Adelia Prado
“I've got a group who can't play music, one bad comedian plus boyfriend, a nervous breakdown calling himself a magician, two coachloads of 70-year-old religious maniacs looking for a fight and a fancy-dress contest that nobody knew about.” YearsTwoPlayFightingReligiousGroupsCallingDressesNervousComedianFancyPlusContestsMagicianBreakdownManiacsNervous Breakdown Author:Alan Bleasdale
“I think the biggest shift for me is - this is going to sound like a wanky actor, but - getting in touch with, and learning to not just appreciate, but actually really enjoy being a woman. Because for so long I was a jock, and I was an athlete, and I was a tomboy, and people would joke about like, fancy dress, you should go as a girl.” PeopleThinkingShouldLongGirlActorsEnjoySoundJokesAppreciateDressesAthleteFancyBeing A WomanJocks Author:Zoe Bell
“I think the thing that would interest me would be to appear in a period piece where you'd get to dress in an elaborate costume and say nothing but just look fabulous and have a fancy role.” ThinkingLooksWould BeInterestRolesPiecesPeriodsDressesFancyFabulousCostumes Author:Ian Astbury
“My mother gave me an Oscar de la Renta Gone with the Wind ballgown dress. I've never had a place to wear it out to because it's so old-fashioned fancy and beautiful, so I need to find a place to wear it but if I don't, I'll still keep it forever.” IfsNeedsStillsBeautifulMotherGoneForeverWindDressesFancyOscarsOld Fashioned Author:Elizabeth Jagger
“One of the great things about being a writer/journalist is that my boss loves me to go out and do features on being someone else. I did a feature on Kate Middleton, where I went to an incredible fancy state home in the countryside, put on a wedding dress and posed for engagement pictures with a fake Prince William.” StatesHomeDressesIncrediblesGreat ThingsJournalistFeaturesFakeFancyBossEngagementKateCountrysideWedding Dress Author:Caitlin Moran
“The challenge for those of us who care about our faith and about a hurting world is to tell stories which will carry the words of grace and hope in their bones and sinews and not wear them like fancy dress.” WorldStoriesCareChallengesHurtGraceDressesBonesFancyWho Cares Author:Katherine Paterson
“To us, your power comes from one simple thing: you’re a woman, and we men will do anything humanly possible to impress you so that, ultimately, we can be with you. You’re the driving force behind why we wake up every day. Men go out and get jobs and hustle to make money because of women. We drive fancy cars because of women. We dress nice, put on cologne, get haircuts and try to look all shiny and new for you. We do all of this because the more our game is stepped up, the more of you we get. You’re the ultimate prize to us.” MenTryingLooksJobsGamesForceSimpleBehindsNiceCarUltimateWake UpDressesDrivingMaking MoneyFancyPrizeImpressSimple ThingsHustleHaircutsDriving ForceCologneFancy Cars Author:Steve Harvey
“I was inspired more by early Bette Midler. I do wear a fancy dress and very high heels - and extra high hair. My goal is to obliterate all earnestness.” GoalHairDressesInspiredExtrasFancyHeelsHigh HeelsEarnestness Author:Ana Gasteyer
“My friend told me he was going to a fancy-dress party as an Italian island. I said: 'Don’t be Sicily’.” SaidPartyMy FriendsDressesIslandsFancyItalian Author:Tim Vine
“I like a house party and fancy dress, a big fan of fancy dress, like dress up, costume parties.” BigsHousePartyFansDressesFancyCostumesHouse Party Author:Florence Welch