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    A woman's dress should be like a barbed- wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.

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He is only fanastical that is not in fashion.

He is only fanastical that is not in fashion.

by Robert Burton Found in: Fashion Quotes,
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Squinting upon the lustre
Of the rich Rings which on his fingers glistre;
And, snuffing with a read more

Squinting upon the lustre
Of the rich Rings which on his fingers glistre;
And, snuffing with a wrythed nose the Amber,
The Musk and Civet that perfum'd the chamber.

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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.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Fashion Quotes,
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So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

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We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

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I'll be at charges for a looking-glass
And entertain a score or two of tailors
To study read more

I'll be at charges for a looking-glass
And entertain a score or two of tailors
To study fashions to adorn my body:
Since I am crept in favor with myself,
I will maintain it with some little cost.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Fashion Quotes,
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All the American women had purple noses and gray lips and their faces were chalk white from terrible powder. I read more

All the American women had purple noses and gray lips and their faces were chalk white from terrible powder. I recognized that the United States could be my life's work.

by Helena Rubinstein Found in: Fashion Quotes,
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Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to read more

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.

by Coco Chanel Found in: Fashion Quotes,
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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Fashion Quotes,
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