Fashion Quotes by Russell Smith

12 Fashion quotes by Russell Smith

Russell Smith's 12 observations give a quick, sharp taste of his take on clothing, color, and cultural cues—perfect for a brief, inspiring read.

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The locale does not determine the dress code; the host does.

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Unseasonal clothing actually only stands out when it's visibly uncomfortable.

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There is something insouciant and boyish about the sockless ankle in summer.

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I dislike turtlenecks at the best of times, as they are always unflattering to the imperfect male physique, but when worn in…

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Sadly, I don't really believe in the idea of timeless fashion. It's an oxymoron. If 'classic fashion' really never changed, we'd all…

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Men over 60 often think that if they wear athletic shoes - soft-soled referee shoes or hiking shoes or actual running shoes…

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Wear your clothes with abandon, I say; don't keep them pristine as if for museums: They are meant to wear out. Then…

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My father was a graduate student at Oxford in the early 1960s, where the conventions and etiquette of clothing were crucial to…

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No matter how fine your suit and your shoes, you will remind everyone that you are not yet a grownup man by…

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Fashion has always been in conflict with convention. Style involves some knowledge of both. But you can pretty much forget these seasonal…

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If you tell your husband or boyfriend for his whole life that he needn't worry about his clothes, that he couldn't possibly…

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A suit is just a suit: a practical garment, not a ceremonial robe; it can be worn out to dinner with friends…

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I would rather be nuts than unattractive.

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Indeed, the whole point of the man bun, I have surmised, is to assert a high proficiency at yoga. There are no yoga-achievement badges,…

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Anything that encourages a boy to open a book, in a world of more violent and therefore more compelling video games, is something I'm…

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Verisimilitude is something I am constantly seeking in fiction. I am looking for surface detail that makes something seem real.

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Increasingly, to dismiss any popular artistic style is seen as the worst kind of snobbery. And snobbery, it goes without saying, is unacceptable in…

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What I don't understand is why men have decided that they like wearing hats indoors. It makes no sense to me.

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I am indeed completely nuts, but that doesn't mean I don't care about how I look. Sometimes, I admit, I will privilege appearance over…

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Everyone likes to hear that their eccentricities and their addictions are simply evidence of their sensitive artistic nature.

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There is actually no such thing as an Artist type. 'Artist' is just an economic designation, a box you tick on a form. We…

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One of the qualities essential to writing exciting stories, whether for page or screen, is an ability to abandon one's morality. We simply cannot…

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I have never, ever, not once, met a writer who said he or she would never read a mystery or a story set in…

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