“A dandy is a clothes-wearing man--a man whose trade, office, and existence consist in the wearing of clothes. Every faculty of his soul, spirit, person and purse is heroically consecrated to this one object--the wearing of clothes, wisely and well; so that, as others dress to live, he lives to dress.” MenWellsPersonsSoulSpiritExistenceObjectsOfficeClothesDressesTradeFacultyPursesDandy Book:The Collected Works of Thomas Carlyle Source: The Collected Works of Thomas Carlyle
“The way you dress is extremely important. It demonstrates your spirit. It's the guise through which the world evaluates and views you.” WorldWayImportantSpiritViewsBuddhismDressesEvaluateGuise Author:Frederick Lenz
“And then the rose-border. What intensity in those odorous buds of the Bon Silene, making the very spirit bound as though a message had reached it from heaven. And the verbena bed is compassed with fitful fragrance. Even the pansies, with their dewy eyes, are ready to rival the violets now.... Nor must the purple buds of the calycanthus be forgotten. 'Sweet-scented shrub' indeed; for let me hide but a single one of these in some fold of my dress, and the spices of Araby will float around me till the evening.” EyeSpiritHeavenReadySweetBedMessagesLet MeDressesRoseBoundsForgottenEveningBordersIntensityVioletPurpleFloatsFragranceRivalsFoldsSpicesBudPansiesShrubsSpirit Bound Author:Sarah Smiley
“Cliche refers to words, commonplace to ideas. Cliche describes the form or the letter, commonplace the substance or spirit. To confuse them is to confuse the thought with the expression of the thought. The cliche is immediately perceivable; the commonplace very often escapes notice if decked out in original dress. There are few examples, in any literature, of new ideas expressed in original form. The most critical mind must often be content with one or the other of these pleasures, only too happy when it is not deprived of both at once, which is not too rarely the case.” IfsMindIdeasFormSpiritLiteraturePleasureCasesExampleExpressionLettersOriginalsDressesCriticalSubstanceNew IdeasDeprivedClicheCommonplaceOften Is Author:Remy de Gourmont
“So for thy spirit did devise Its Maker seemly garniture, Of its own essence parcel pure.-- From grave simplicities a dress, And reticent demureness, And love encinctured with reserve; Which the woven vesture would subserve. For outward robes in their ostents Should show the soul's habiliments. Therefore I say,--Thou'rt fair even so, But better Fair I use to know.” KnowsShouldSoulUseShowsSpiritPureFairsEssenceAnd LoveDressesSimplicityGravesMakersReservesWovenRobesParcelApparel Book:Poems of Francis Thompson Source: Poems of Francis Thompson
“And the good fairy said, I won't leave you money or pretty dresses but I will leave you the spirit to seek your fortune from your own efforts.” SaidSpiritEffortDressesFortuneFairy Author:Louisa May Alcott
“It's more than just a dress; it's a spirit. The wrap dress was an interesting cultural phenomenon, and one that has lasted 30 years. What is so special about it is that it's actually a very traditional form of clothing. It's like a toga, it's like a kimono, without buttons, without a zipper. What made my wrap dresses different is that they were made out of jersey and they sculpted the body.” YearsMadeDifferentBodyFormSpiritInterestingSpecialDressesTraditionalPhenomenonClothingsButtonsWrapsJerseyZippersTogasKimonos Author:Diane von Furstenberg
“Conformity is the only real fashion crime. To not dress like yourself and to sublimate your spirit to some kind of group identity is succumbing to fashion fascism.” KindRealSpiritGroupsFashionCrimeIdentityLike YouDressesConformityFascismLike YourselfSuccumbingGroup Identity Author:Simon Doonan
“The idea of full dress in preparation for a battle comes not from a belief that it will add to the fighting ability. The preparation is for death, in case that should be the result of the conflict. Every Indian wants to look his best when he goes to meet the Great Spirit, so the dressing up is done whether in imminent danger is an oncoming battle or a sickness or injury at times of peace.” WantShouldLooksIdeasDoneDeathSpiritFightingBeliefAbilityResultsCasesDangerBattleConflictDressesAddPreparationIndianInjurySicknessNativeNative AmericanDressingsDressing UpGreat SpiritNative AmericaNative American IndianGreat Native AmericanNative American Earth Author:Wooden Leg