“[Women] ... is nothin' but little girls in long skirts, and their hair done up.” LittlesLongDoneGirlWomenHairSkirtsLong Skirts Book:Buttered Side Down Source: Buttered Side Down
“Oh, I wish it were in my power to put men in the place of fashionable women for one six months! They should curl their hair, consult the milliner, make spongecake, do a little embroidery, wear long skirts, and dress so tightly that they could scarcely breathe.” MenShouldLittlesLongWishFeminismHairMonthsSixDressesBreatheSix MonthsFashionableSkirtsCurlsEmbroideryLong Skirts Author:Lucy Stone
“I'm all about high-waisted pants and skirts, pencil skirts, and sheer, long-sleeves in the summer.” LongSummerPantsSheerPencilsSleevesSkirtsLong Skirts Author:Katerina Graham
“The Aly loafer is our modern take on the penny loafer with a subtle slit across the top. I wear loafers with everything these days- skinny jeans, long skirts and dresses.” LongModernDressesThese DaysSubtleJeansSkinnyPenniesSkirtsSlitsLoafersSkinny JeansLong Skirts Author:Ashley Olsen
“It's such a measure of your solidarity with Ed, that when you would give lectures, he would be wearing a tartan tie that matched. And I demanded that outfit, I thought it was so punk - her long skirt, she looked like a Scottish queen, so regal.” GivingLongWould BeQueensTiesPunkSolidarityLecturesSkirtsScottishMatchedRegalTartanLong Skirts Author:Vera Farmiga
“I'm drawn to intergenerational tension, and it must have been strong in the 1920s: I wondered how Louise's [Brooks] generation of flappers appeared to the women who came of age at the beginning of the century - wearing corsets, long skirts, and high collars.” LongHas BeensAgeStrongGenerationsCenturyTensionSkirtsBrooksCollarsCorsetsFlappersLong Skirts Author:Laura Moriarty
“Why do women want to dress like men when they're fortunate enough to be women? Why lose femininity, which is one of our greatest charms? We get more accomplished by being charming than we would be flaunting around in pants and smoking. I'm very fond of men. I think they are wonderful creatures. I love them dearly. But I don't want to look like one. When women gave up their long skirts, they made a grave error.” ThinkingMenWantLooksLongMadeEnoughWould BeLosesWonderfulCreaturesDressesErrorsGravesFortunateCharmAccomplishedSmokingPantsCharmingFemininityGave UpSkirtsWomen WantFlauntingLong Skirts Author:Tasha Tudor
“Where were we?" she said. "Getting credit," I said. "What about it?" "Well, it's nice to get credit." The spokes of her rear wheel spun behind the curtain of her long skirt. She looked like a photograph from a hundred years ago. She turned her wide eyes on me. "Is it?" she said.” YearsWellsLongSaidEyeBehindsNiceHundredYears AgoPhotographCreditWideWheelsSpokesCurtainsSkirtsSpunWide EyesLong Skirts Book:Stargirl Source: Stargirl
“A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest” ShouldLongEnoughFunnyInterestSubjectsPoliticianSpeechClothesWittyGreat MenClothingsSimilePublic SpeakingSkirtsOratorySpeaking In PublicShort SkirtsLong Skirts Author:Winston Churchill
“Lord Macon deposited his wife into a chair and then knelt next to her, clutching one of her hands. "Tell me truthfully - how are you feeling?" Alexia took a breath. "Truthfully? I sometimes wonder if I, like Madame Lefoux, should affect masculine dress." "Gracious me, why?" "You mean aside from the issue of greater mobility?" "My love, I don't think that's currently the result of your clothing." "Indeed, I mean after the baby." "I still don't see why should want to." "Oh no? I dare you to spend a week in a corset, long skirts and a bustle." "How do you know I haven't?” IfsThinkingKnowsWantShouldMeanLongStillsSometimesFeelingsHandsNextResultsWonderLordIssuesGreaterWifeWeekHavensBabyBreathsDressesDareChairsDo You KnowClothingsMasculineGraciousSkirtsMobilityCorsetsBustleLong Skirts Author:Gail Carriger
“I always make this joke that I know you were expecting to see the big skirts and the hoops. But that was a long time ago. Artists aren't always seen as real people. If you start out as a teenager, sometimes people want to keep you locked as that. But I'm a woman now.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantLongRealSometimesBigsArtistLong TimeJokesTeenagerExpectingLockedLong Time AgoSkirtsLong Skirts Author:Jody Watley