Apparel Quote by Ben Jonson

Costly thy habit [dress] as thy purse can buy; But not expressed in fancy - rich, not gaudy. For the apparel oft proclaims the…

— William Shakespeare

“Expensive clothing is a poor man’s attempt to appear prosperous.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods.

— Pythagoras

Who ever saw his old clothes, - his old coat, actually worn out, resolved into its primitive elements, so that it was not a…

— Henry David Thoreau

Fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect.

— Samuel Johnson

“They learned to live contently with small things, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy not respectable,…

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

“One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected. As things stand, admiration and respect are…

— Bertrand Russell

Luxury means that you show the way you dress with eccentricity.

— Alessandro Michele

Good clothing is a passport to happiness.

— Yves Saint Laurent

The all importance of clothes has sprung up in the intellect of the dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired…

— Thomas Carlyle

Fashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches.

— John Locke

Luxury is about pleasing yourself, not dressing for other people

— Marc Jacobs