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title: "11 Formal Wear Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Formal Wear quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Formal Wear sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Ballet aficionados are just sports fans in formal wear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-l-price/ballet-aficionados-are-just-sports-fans-in-formal-wear/)

[S. L. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-l-price/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/s-l-price-275202_sports-fans_ballet-aficionados-are-just-sports-fans_877821.jpg)

> [“i'm off to an island nation where formal wear consists of a leaf tired around a penis.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-maarten-troost/i-m-off-to-an-island-nation-where-formal-wear-consists-of-a-leaf/)

[J. Maarten Troost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-maarten-troost/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/j-maarten-troost-23088_island_i-m-off-to-an-island-nation-where-formal_1028783.png)

> [“This was a boy who could make a school uniform look good. What he did to formal wear was damn near criminal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/this-was-a-boy-who-could-make-a-school-uniform-look-good-what-he-did/)

[Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d57/rachel-hawkins-379_formal-wear_this-was-a-boy-who-could-make-a-school-u_1096098.jpg)

> [Men turn to formal wear when they want a new job or when they think their current one is in danger. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-york/men-turn-to-formal-wear-when-they-want-a-new-job-or-when-they-think/)

[Peter York](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-york/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/peter-york-10981_currents_men-turn-to-formal-wear-when-they-want-a_1413221.png)

> [Rental formal wear of the sky-blue, brocade and shiny varieties is favored by upwardly mobile young gangsters drafted as groomsmen for weddings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-v-higgins/rental-formal-wear-of-the-sky-blue-brocade-and-shiny-varieties-is/)

[George V. Higgins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-v-higgins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/george-v-higgins-32928_blue_rental-formal-wear-of-the-sky-blue-broca_1874526.png)

> [I am going to get political on you. Because I am the most shallow person in the world, my mission is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-cojocaru/i-am-going-to-get-political-on-you-because-i-am-the-most-shallow/)

[Steven Cojocaru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-cojocaru/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed2/steven-cojocaru-19603_fashion_i-am-going-to-get-political-on-you-becau_70806.png)

> [You need to have one element about your outfit that is imperfect, that says you live in it and you're not letting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/you-need-to-have-one-element-about-your-outfit-that-is-imperfect-that/)

[Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/paul-feig-3624_elements_you-need-to-have-one-element-about-your_2213654.png)

> [“Shop for women's wedges at NIVARAH. Available in many designs and styles, wedges for ladies work well with everything from formal wear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wedges-for-women-womens-wedges-wedge-sandals-wedges-shoes/shop-for-women-s-wedges-at-nivarah-available-in-many-designs-and/)

[Wedges for women \| womens wedges \| wedge sandals \| wedges shoes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wedges-for-women-womens-wedges-wedge-sandals-wedges-shoes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/wedges-for-women-womens-wedges_fashion_shop-for-women-s-wedges-at-nivarah-avail_2828483.jpg)

> [“Through a bombed cemetery, long-forgotten Londoners unearthed and flung into trees, grinning in rotted formal wear. A curlicued swing set in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ransom-riggs/through-a-bombed-cemetery-long-forgotten-londoners-unearthed-and/)

[Ransom Riggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ransom-riggs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/ransom-riggs-1816_bombed_through-a-bombed-cemetery-long-forgotten_1816695.jpg)

> [“Both of us widened our eyes and said, "Whoa." Then I immediately blushed. Oh my God, had I just looked at Archer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/both-of-us-widened-our-eyes-and-said-whoa-then-i-immediately-blushed/)

[Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/rachel-hawkins-379_quote_both-of-us-widened-our-eyes-and-said-who_1014184.jpg)

> [What is it about wearing a tuxedo or that little black dress, that makes us feel confident, beautiful, splendid, even invincible? We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vera-nazarian/what-is-it-about-wearing-a-tuxedo-or-that-little-black-dress-that/)

[Vera Nazarian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vera-nazarian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/vera-nazarian-1671_beautiful_what-is-it-about-wearing-a-tuxedo-or-tha_2905148.jpg)

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