Nothing is thought rare
Which is not new, and follow'd; yet we know
That what was worn read more

Nothing is thought rare
Which is not new, and follow'd; yet we know
That what was worn some twenty years ago
Comes into grace again.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

Fashions, after all, are only induced epidemics.

Fashions, after all, are only induced epidemics.

The novelties of one generation are only the resuscitated
fashions of the generation before last.

The novelties of one generation are only the resuscitated
fashions of the generation before last.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

And as the French we conquer'd once,
Now give us laws for pantaloons,
The length of breeches read more

And as the French we conquer'd once,
Now give us laws for pantaloons,
The length of breeches and the gathers
Port-cannons, periwigs, and feathers.

The difference between style and fashion is quality.

The difference between style and fashion is quality.

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to
alter it every six months.

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to
alter it every six months.

A wisp of gossamer, about the size and substance of a spider's web.

A wisp of gossamer, about the size and substance of a spider's web.