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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.
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.
Death my lord,
Their clothes are after such a pagan cut to 't
That sure th' have read more
Death my lord,
Their clothes are after such a pagan cut to 't
That sure th' have worn out Christendom.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
The courtier's, soldier's, scholar's, eye, tongue, sword,
Th' expectancy and rose of the fair state,
The glass read more
The courtier's, soldier's, scholar's, eye, tongue, sword,
Th' expectancy and rose of the fair state,
The glass of fashion and the mould of form,
Th' observed of all observers, quite, quite down!
Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and fashion will
drive them to acquire any custom.
Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and fashion will
drive them to acquire any custom.
So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.
So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.
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 woman's dress should be like a barbed- wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.
A woman's dress should be like a barbed- wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.
