83 Quotes About Clothes

He paused, twisting his goatee, considering the law in Deuteronomy that forbade clothes with mixed fibers. A problematic bit of Scripture. A matter that required thought. "Only the devil wants man to have a wide range of lightweight and comfortable styles to choose from, " he murmured at last, trying out a new proverb. "Although there may be no forgiveness for polyester. On this one matter, Satan and the Lord are in agreement. Joe Hill

The emperor is naked! " The parade stopped. The emperor paused. A hush fell over the crowd, until one quick-thinking peasant shouted:" No, he isn't. The emperor is merely endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle! James Finn Garner

The passion of the collector when confronted with a rare item, the enthusiasm of a hunter who sees a fine, handsome beast, can give us no idea of the tremendous love of clothes in some women. Unknown

A Dandy is a clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of clothes. Thomas Carlyle

We spent a lot of money on buying clothes, but we spend our best times naked. Eyden I.

He had an image in his mind of a gaggle of long-necked geese, all done up in petticoats and crinolines, sitting around a stuffy parlor and talking about him. Stefan Bachmann

Is it always that way with men, that first burst of love or sex the thing that binds you? Do you always have to harken back to those first weeks when just the way he walked across a room made you want to take off all your clothes? Lily King

Many are the women who can take their clothes off seductively, but women who can charm as they dress? Haruki Murakami

I've been quite a late developer on the clothes front, but I've suddenly realised it is one of life's joys. Benedict Cumberbatch

You must wear clothes which suits your own soul, not your own society! What you wish to do is much more important than what your society wants you to do! Mehmet Murat Ildan

Words are clothes that thoughts wear Samuel Butler

Where are your clothes? And do not pretend you do not know. I can accept that you may not know if you killed a man, but every girl always knows where her clothes are. M.R.C. Kasasian

Like all of my important memories, it has a potency that has influenced the pocket of time that holds it, so I can remember that particular Saturday afternoon, even though in many ways it was no different from any other. I can remember, for example, what van der Glick was wearing as she stepped out of the elevator, which was a dress covered with clownish polka dots. Rainie would make these heartbreaking stabs at femininity; indeed, she still does. It's not that she doesn't possess a woman's body now, and didn't posses a girl's body then. But clothes never seemed to fit her correctly, and the more girlish they were, the worse they would hang. Paul Quarrington

We dress ourselves up in lies, So that the nakedness of truth doesn't come out. Anthony T. Hincks

But I’m not wearing the appropriate clothes for the occasion. “You’re always more than appropriate. Emiliano Campuzano

Clothes are a homeless man’s home. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

When afternoon came to Vidyasagar Road, wet clothes. . hung from a clothesline which stretched from one side to another on the veranda of the first floor. The line, which had not been tightly drawn anyway, sagged with the pressure of the heavy wet clothes that dripped, from sleeves and trouser-ends, a curious grey water on to the floor, and, especially in the middle, one noticed the line curved downwards, as if a smile were forming. Amit Chaudhuri

My body screams to stride over to her, wrap my arms around her waist, kiss her until she’s drunk on me and slowly remove every article of clothing on her body. Katie Mcgarry

Torn clothes are funny … until your dad gets fired. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

After getting dressed at warp speed, I actually managed to drive all the way to high school before I realized I'd forgotten my morning coffee. Mystery, intrigue, and naked dreams aside, that didn't bode well for my chances at making it through the morning without killing myself. Or someone else. Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Wear red and just be silent, don’t even whisper by yourself; you will see that you will be heard easily because red always speaks on behalf of you! By wearing red, you give your tongue and voice to red colour! Mehmet Murat Ildan

Lust, I suspect, wears repatent stilettos, that feather boa and not much else. Maybe glossy red lipstick. Claire Cross

You've gotta stop calling each sl*ts and wh*r*s. That just makes it more okay for GUYS to call you sl*ts and wh*r*s. Tina Fey

Nothing says you're more sexy than when you wear clothes. Anthony T.Hincks

What's make you think that people will other type of clothes are special?? I can go to the shop buy such clothes and what??? Now I am important?? Deyth Banger

Can you two keep from tearing each other's throats out during however long it takes to find Nash?" Lucas's dry tone did nothing to hide the feline amusement in his eyes as he broke into her line of sight. "Or maybe I should be worrying about clothes instead? Nalini Singh

Trying to educate the dumb with a dumb teacher is nothing but washing the dirty clothes in a dirty water! Mehmet Murat Ildan

It is ever so much easier to be good if your clothes are fashionable. L.m. Montgomery

You look.. amazing! " And I have to say, I agree. I'm wearing all black - but expensive black. The kind of deep, soft black that you fall into. A simple sleeveless dress from Whistles, the highest of Jimmy Choos, a pair of stunning uncut amethyst earrings. And please don't ask how much it all cost, because that's irrelevant. This is investment shopping. The biggest investment of my life. I haven't eaten anything all day so I'm nice and thin and for once my hair has fallen perfectly into shape. I look.. well, I've never looked better in my life. But of course, looks are only part of the package, aren't they? . Sophie Kinsella

The rich bought wonderful clothes you recognized. The richest had their pople go to Paris and buy the entire new collection that no one outside of the fashion house has seen. Cassandra Clare

Clothes as text, clothes as narration, clothes as a story. Clothes as the story of our lives. And if you were to gather all the clothes you have ever owned in all your life, each baby shoe and winter coat and wedding dress, you would have your autobiography. You could wear, once more, your own life in all its stages, from whatever they wrapped you in when you emerged from the dark red naked warmth of the womb to your deathbed. . Linda Grant

1) Leopardskin is always a neutral.2) You can get away with nearly anything if you wear the thing with black opaque tights and boots.3) Contrary to popular opinion, a belt is often not a good friend to a lady. Indeed, in many circumstances, it acts merely as a visual aid to help the onlooker settle the question: "Which half is fatter - the bottom or the top?"4) Bright red is a neutral.5) Sellotape is NOT strong enough to mend a hole in the crotch of a pair of tights.6) You should NOT buy an outfit if you have to strike a sexy pose in the changing-room mirror to make it look good. On the other hand, if you immediately start dancing the minute you put it on, buy it, however much it costs: unless it's lots, in which case, you can't, so don't. Fashion magazines will NEVER say, "Actually, don't buy it if you can't afford it." Neither will your friends. I am probably the only person who will EVER say it to you. You're welcome. Caitlin Moran

You can have the most expensive clothes and still lack style Evy Michaels

Perhaps part of the uncanny allure of fashionable clothing resides in the paradoxical impact of its expressiveness: the act of covering up with mere dead matter--cloth, fur, leather, or even metal when it is ingeniously shaped to the purpose--appears to reveal something magical about the life inside. Joseph Roach

All year long Sylvia had been trying to overthrow her guileless, college girl image. She knew "cottons with big full skirts and university personalities" would have looked hopelessly naive in New York. Sylvia wanted to be hard and urban. Elizabeth Winder

She was never without dark glasses, she was always well groomed, there was a consequential good taste in the plainness of her clothes, the blues and grays and lack of luster that made her, herself, shine so. Truman Capote

Some clothes provoke more feelings in me than people. C.S. James

Fabrics doesn't make exquisite dresses, it is the stitches. Treasure Stitches

Like it or not, we are trendsetters. Just as every fashion model ever to strut the runway, we affect the minds of others by what we wear. With usch power it's vital to question ourselves: 'Am I an example of Christ-centeredness? Or have I just gotten comfortable in the "Christian routine" and forgotten why I've chosen to live this way? Hannah Farver

Judy shook her head when she saw me the next day, dressed in the same clothes I had worn to work the day before. “We used to call that the walk of shame, ” she said. Marcy Dermansky

For the first time in her life, Jocelyn felt the hot shame of being underdressed for a party. Heidi Schulz

Expensive clothing is a poor man’s attempt to appear prosperous. Mokokoma Mokhonoana

All the men’s clothes she wore just called attention to how much of a girl she was. Rainbow Rowell

Her profile as well as her stature and bearing seemed to gain the more dignity from her plain garments, which by the side of provincial fashion gave her the impressiveness of a fine quotation from the Bible, –or from one of our elder poets, –in a paragraph of to-day’s newspaper. George Eliot

The clothes make the man. Latin Proverb

Whenas in silks my Julia goes Then then methinks how sweetly flows The liquefaction of her clothes! Robert Herrick

Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy But not express'd in fancy rich not gaudy For the apparel oft proclaims the man. William Shakespeare

The soul of this man is his clothes. William Shakespeare

She wears her clothes as if they were thrown on her with a pitchfork. Jonathan Swift

You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them. Carine Roitfeld

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest. Francis Quarles

Face it, I didn't become famous until I took my clothes off. Jude Law

I was ironing my own clothes when I was 11 years old. My mental strength goes back to those days. Cristiano Ronaldo

I do like what Alicia Keys and John Legend are doing. With their music, you keep your clothes on. Ben E. King

From the age of 8, I learned that nothing in the entertainment industry is real. It's all fake. Your face, your clothes, what you say - it's all a fake. Mike Lookinland

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I always put clothes and family photos under the mattress, in case the house burns down. Kim Kardashian

I'm learning to be braver with colorful clothes, even if they're a little wild. Yuliya Snigir

Ninety percent of my clothes are women's. Young Thug

The first thing that stuck in the minds of the disciples was not the empty tomb, but rather the empty grave clothes - undisturbed in form and position. Josh McDowell

Diets, like clothes, should be tailored to you. Joan Rivers

I'm not a big spender or shopper. Neither am I extravagant, nor do I have big expenses. I mainly spend on travel. I don't buy overpriced clothes, as I feel such expenses are unnecessary. I probably wouldn't buy expensive watches or jewellery either. Katrina Kaif

I'm a little bit phobic about stains on my clothes, so I never travel without a little packet of organic stain remover. John Malkovich

I like old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal. Zooey Deschanel

I stopped making movies because I don't like taking my clothes off. Maybe it's realism, but in my opinion, it's utter filth. Debbie Reynolds

If I wanted to do clothes or if I wanted to make a building or design a choreography, you are able to do that - they are all under a similar kind of design umbrella. Zaha Hadid

I don't design my own clothes. It's so not what I think about. Colleen Atwood

I help design my own tennis clothes. Maria Sharapova

I definitely want to design clothes at one point. Kendall Jenner

Watching my dad, Ralph Lauren, design clothes when I was young, I was always inspired. Dylan Lauren

If I were a rock star, I'd design my own clothes. I'd do it because that's the mark of a true rock star. Shawn Amos

After working with clothes for so long, it seemed right to design them. LWren Scott

Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder? Don Rickles

There is something sad about clothes laid in a tomb of trunks. Suzy Menkes

I don't spend much money on clothes I never did. Lauren Hutton

I'm better with my hands, and I always loved the slightly romantic idea of starting with bits of wood and being able to create something to sit on, to eat from, to store your clothes in. Jamie Oliver

My days in hostel were tough. I was ragged by my seniors. We were asked to wash their dirty clothes, do their odd jobs, etc. When it came to eating, we would be often given burnt rotis and milk that had awful odour. But, never once did I call home. I knew if I had to become a tough cricketer, I would have to handle the pressure. Suresh Raina