“Being a woman is a pain in the ass. You have to look “good.” Your hair needs to be neat—not just combed… — Katy Tur Copy Share Image
“Well,' I said. 'I could strip off my clothes and reveal to you that under my jeans and sweatshirt I'm actually wearing… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
“Interesting how fashion is cyclical,” Jaccob said when she came out of the store with two black plastic bags. “Goth was the… — Erik Scott de Bie Copy Share Image
“He was wearing brown leather trousers, a darker brown leather vest, and a silk shirt that matched my dress. The sleeves were… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“In previous centuries, the Church was the great controller, dictating morality, stifling free expression and posing as conservator of all great art… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“For the next nine months, Sylvia would report on campus trends, politics, tastes, style. It was an honor, but it was grueling.… — Elizabeth Winder Copy Share Image
“Why was fabulousness important? The world was a scary, sad place and adornment was one of the only ways she knew to… — Francesca Lia Block Copy Share Image
“It's not very easy to grow up into a woman. We are always taught, almost bombarded, with ideals of what we should… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“The festivities have a fancy dress theme... inevitable. Here's what i consider to be an undisputed fact: nobody actually likes going to… — Nick Spalding Copy Share Image
“Being a woman is a pain in the ass. You have to look “good.” Your hair needs to be neat—not just combed… — Katy Tur Copy Share Image
“Your clothes conceal much of your beauty, yet they hide not the unbeautiful. And though you seek in garments the freedom of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“By starving myself into society’s beauty ideal, I had compromised my success, my independence, and my quality of life. Being overweight was… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
“This is the most beautiful dress I’ve ever worn,” she admitted, her eyes filling with light. It was not pure white, but… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“As the year goes on, certain deputies—and others, high in public life—will appear unshaven, without coat or cravat; or they will jettison… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“She cast a glance at Diana. "This all probably seems really silly to you, right?" Diana wasn't entirely sure what ritual she'd… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Terms such as "man bun," "man purse," "guyliner," "meggings," and the new "romp-him" (romper) have entered the American lexicon. These terms refer… — Ian Thomas Malone Copy Share Image
“She'd been taught that pants were inappropriate for girls because they were immodest [...] If women's pants were suggestive, men's were equally… — Hillary Jordan Copy Share Image
“Above his head at street level, he saw an angled aileron of a scarlet Porsche, its jaunty fin more or less at… — A.S. Byatt Copy Share Image
“The articles were extremely eye-opening. Not just in Teen Vogue but in Seventeen and CosmoGirl as well. They were all about being… — Lisi Harrison Copy Share Image
“Style is the answer to everything. A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing To do a dull thing with… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
“1) Leopardskin is always a neutral. 2) You can get away with nearly anything if you wear the thing with black opaque… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
“I added pieces the same way I’d constructed my body, from the inside out: boy-cut panties first (lacy), bra (sheer), stockings (thigh… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
“I hate shopping for clothes," Kate said. "I liked when I was in the military and all I needed was camouflage gear."… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
“You don’t need fashion designers when you are young. Have faith in your own bad taste. Buy the cheapest thing in your… — John Waters Copy Share Image
“In his 1899 critique of upper-class values, The Theory of the Leisure Class, economist and philosopher Thorstein Veblen wrote, 'The dress of… — Carina Chocano Copy Share Image
“What Do Women Want?" I want a red dress. I want it flimsy and cheap, I want it too tight, I want… — Kim Addonizio Copy Share Image
“Every thought in his head disappeared the moment Vivien appeared and a collective sigh of admiration escaped the servants. She made her… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“The dresses are indecent," she said stiffly, the rich silk flowing against her body like water. "But pretty." She shot him another… — Anna Campbell Copy Share Image
“If Los Angeles is a woman reclining billboard model and the San Fernando Valley is her teenybopper sister, then New York is… — Francesca Lia Block Copy Share Image
“Feeling secure for the moment, I took in a few more details. She was wearing a midnight blue dress, something with texture,… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“Today, Chanel sells nothing other than its griffe; the griffe is an absolute symbol for 'fashion' which, having become historical, is now… — Barbara Vinken Copy Share Image
“You’ve saved your money and bought a ticket to Fashion Week in Milan. All the world’s great clothing designers will be showing… — Jean F. Blashfield Copy Share Image
“You are all more or less wearing the same types of clothes—look around the room and you will see it’s true. Now… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“Townsfolk have no conception of the peace that mother nature bestows, and as long as that peace is unfound the spirit must… — Halldór Laxness Copy Share Image
“Remember what the fashion big mouths were saying about Jessica Simpson? Looking at her magazine pictures, sucking their teeth, going, "Oh, look… — Whoopi Goldberg Copy Share Image
“You think I would take a wild lily and trim it to appear an English rose? You shall meet the ton as… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
“…This… ’stuff’? I see, you think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select out,… — Lauren Weisberger Copy Share Image
“Should the girls decide to go for a walk, they would need to change into a different outfit, a light woollen tweed… — Jessica Fellowes Copy Share Image
“I turned my focus to clothes, immediately endeavoring to find just the right dress for the occasion. This was huge--my debut as… — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“His first stop was the local branch of Child's Bank; once he replenished his supply of cash, he followed the bank manager's… — Stephanie Laurens Copy Share Image
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