“We read off the many signals that our companions' clothes transmit to us in every social encounter. In this way, clothing is as much a part of human body language as gestures, facial expressions and postures.Even those people who insist that they despise attention to clothing, and dress as casually as possible, are making quite specific comments on their social roles and their attitudes towards the culture in which they live.” PeopleWayHumansBodyCultureLanguageSocialAttentionAttitudeRolesFashionStyleExpressionClothesDressesEncountersCompanionCommentClothingsDespiseGesturesSignalsHuman BodyPostureTransmitBody LanguageFacialFacial ExpressionSocial Roles Author:Desmond Morris
“Dress gives one the outward sign from which people in general can, and often do, judge upon the inward state of mind and feelings.” PeopleGivingMindStatesFeelingsFashionStyleJudgingDressesState Of MindInward Author:Mae West
“If you have to ask if a clothing item is a dress or a top, it is always a top.” IfsFunnyAsksFashionClothesDressesClothingsItemsOutfits Author:Tim Gunn
“I'm a girl who loves fashion. I'm such a Cinderella - I love to put on a great dress and heels. It's fun!” GirlFunFashionDressesHeelsLove Fashion Author:Maria Bello
“Today, there is no fashion, really. There are just... choices. Women dress today to reveal their personalities. They used to reveal the designer's personality. Until the 70s, women listened to designers. Now women want to do it their own way. There are no boundaries. And without boundaries, there is no fashion.” WayWantTodayUsedChoicesFashionPersonalityDressesBoundariesDesignerWomen WantNo Boundaries Author:Oscar de la Renta
“I work in fashion because the world is such a heavy place that I need to be in this industry that fights for five hours to get a dress.” WorldNeedsFightingHoursFiveFashionIndustryDressesHeavy Author:Kelly Cutrone
“Playing dress up begins at age 5 and never really ends.” EndsAgeFashionDressesDressed UpBest DressedPlaying Dress Up Author:Kate Spade
“Woman for whom Botox and fillers are the norm don't feel dressed without it. It's like going to the hairdresser's for them. Also, famously, lipstick sales go up in a recession: you may not be able to afford the shoes and the dress but you are sure going to keep your lips pillow perfect.” FeelsMayAblePerfectFashionClothesDressesShoesLipsNormPillowLipstickRecessionsBotoxHairdresserFillers Author:Imogen Edwards-Jones
“It's a fact of life that how you dress affects how you are perceived and whether your contribution to a meeting is registered as worth listening to. It was most alarming the way people's attitudes changed when I started wearing my designer suits to committee meetings. Obviously, it's not just the clothes that count; you have got to have something worth saying. But it si true that some people's views are dismissed before they speak because others perceive them as just a secretary!” PeopleWayFactsSpeakViewsAttitudeFashionStyleChangedListeningClothesDressesMeetingsSuitsPerceiveDesignerContributionSecretaryCommitteesFacts Of Life Author:Stephanie Ellis
“Nature made us individuals, as she did the flowers and the pebbles; but we are afraid to be peculiar, and so our society resembles a bag of marbles, or a string of mold candles. Why should we all dress after the same fashion? The frost never paints my windows twice alike.” ShouldMadeIndividualFashionFlowerWindowDressesPaintBagsOur SocietyStringsConformityPeculiarCandleConformMoldMarbleBeing DifferentFrostPebblesNon Conformity Author:Lydia M. Child
“We must dress according to the dictates of fashion, make love whether we feel like it or not, kill in the name of our country, wish time away so that retirement comes more quickly, elect politicians, complain about the cost of living, change our hairstyle, criticize anyone who's different, go to a religious service and beg forgiveness for our sins and puff ourselves up with pride because we know the truth and despise the other tribe who worships a false god.” KnowsLifeFeelsDifferentCountryInspirationNamesWishReligiousSinFashionPridePoliticianCostWorshipDressesComplainingOur CountryCriticizeRetirementDespiseMaking LoveTribesPuffHairstylesGod LifeFalse GodsTime AwayCost Of Living Author:Paulo Coelho
“It is [every woman’s] right to ignore the dictates of fashion and dress in a manner that is becoming to her own character and personality.” CharacterFashionPersonalityBecomingDresses Author:Lillie Langtry
“I have always been drawn to designing fashions that are rebellious, like black leather jackets on suburban kinds, a corset dress, punk, blue jeans. I love that. Fashion changes all the time, and what is considered extreme or elegant or luxurious (or not luxurious) is changing all the time.” KindBlackFashionDesignDressesBlueExtremesPunkJeansElegantRebelliousJacketsLeatherLuxuriousCorsetsLeather JacketsBlue Jeans Author:Jean Paul Gaultier
“My friend George and I were walking on the beach in Norfolk, and there were thousands of [razor-clam] shells. They were so beautiful, I thought I had to do something with them. So, we decided to make [a dress] out of them. . . . The shells had outlived their usefulness on the beach, so we put them to another use on a dress. Then Erin [O’Conner] came out and trashed the dress, so their usefulness was over once again. Kind of like fashion, really.” KindUseBeautifulFashionWalkingMy FriendsDecidedDressesBeachShellsUsefulnessRazorsClamsErinNorfolkWalking On The Beach Author:Alexander McQueen
“I had no interest in fashion when I was younger. I was such a tomboy. I loved soccer, as you call it, or sports in general. The first time I was a bridesmaid, to my auntie, I refused to go down the aisle without my football shorts underneath my dress.” FirstsSportsInterestFashionFootballFirst TimeDressesSoccerShortsAisleSports In GeneralBridesmaidsAuntie Author:Cara Delevingne
“Like this. The wristbands you get at nightclubs next to all the bracelets? It's always the details that give me the ideas. It's fun to play with fashion because it is a fantasy. Each morning you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps.” GivingIdeasDifferentPlayHelpingNextFunMorningFantasyFashionGive MeDressesDetailsNightclubsBraceletWristbands Author:Carine Roitfeld
“A magazine feature can reach hundreds of thousands of potential customers for a fashion brand. The way to reach a billion? Dress the actresses competing for attention at a highly televised event.” WayAttentionFashionEventsDressesCustomersActressesBillionsMagazinesBrandsFeaturesCompeting Author:Tamara Mellon
“Fashion is in the sky, in the street.” SkyStreetsFashionDressesClothingsFashionableAccessoriesFashion DesignerStylishFashion And StyleCoutureFashion StyleFashionistaStyle IconsFashion IconFashion DesignGreat FashionInspiring FashionShoes And FashionFashion InspirationalFashion ShoeClothing StyleFrench FashionFashion AccessoryFashion And ArtOld FashionFashion PhotographyHaute Couture Author:Coco Chanel