Buttons Quote by Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

“In the morning we shed our blue sheep’s clothing. Our border shirts came out of satchels and onto our backs. We preferred this means…

— Daniel Woodrell

Clothes are but a symbol of something hid deep beneath.

— Anonymous

The origins of clothing are not practical. They are mystical and erotic. The primitive man in the wolf-pelt was not keeping dry; he was…

— Katharine Hamnett

If you look back throughout history from the ancient Egyptians onwards, most cultures started making clothing from a very basic premise: a single piece…

— Issey Miyake

I have previously been a very enthusiastic consumer, and I didn't think about the origins of garments enough.

— Erin O'Connor

Clothing is ultimately the suit of armor in which we battle the world.

— Sophia Amoruso

I can see clothes of silk, if materials that do not hide the body, nor even one's decency, can be called clothes. ... Wretched…

— Seneca the Younger

To other women the choice of clothes was a form of ingenious exhibition, a shameless seduction. To me, dresses were like a breastplate that…

— Shan Sa

The straps that suspend a man's trousers from his shoulders - known in the U.S. as 'suspenders' and in Britain as 'braces' - are…

— Roger Stone

It's amazing to think that every item of clothing we wear began as an idea in somebodies head. Whether it's a designer dress or…

— Dawn O'Porter

“Sorting Laundry" Folding clothes, I think of folding you into my life. Our king-sized sheets like tablecloths for the banquets of giants, pillowcases, despite…

— Elisavietta Ritchie

About 25 years ago, I took a bicycle across the United States. I soon found out that the greatest item of clothing was the…

— Colum McCann