Fashion Quote by Gretl Braun
![“Whatever anybody wants to say about my sister, [Eva Braun] was always beautifully dressed with a great flair for fashion. [Adolf] Hitler was not this way.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d71/gretl-braun-9500_fashion_whatever-anybody-wants-to-say-about-my-s_1588007.jpg)
“Whatever anybody wants to say about my sister, [Eva Braun] was always beautifully dressed with a great flair for fashion. [Adolf] Hitler was not this way.”
About This Quote
Source Memoir: My Life with Eva Braun, 1970
Eva’s style was elegant and fashionable, contrasting with Hitler’s lack of personal flair.
In simple terms: Eva was always stylish, unlike Hitler.
Key Takeaway
Recognize individual differences in people.
Themes
fashion
personal identity
contrast
historical figures
Mood
analytical
thoughtful
Type
historical
cultural
When to use this quote
- fashion design
- historical analysis
- personal branding
- cultural studies
Key Concepts
sociology
history
Questions to Reflect On
- How does fashion influence perception of historical figures?
- Can style be a form of resistance?
A Different Perspective
Stylistic choices may not reflect deeper character traits.
![“Eva [Braun] wanted him [Adolf Hitler] to look his absolute best and he just didn't care.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8a6/gretl-braun-9500_absolutes_eva-braun-wanted-him-adolf-hitler-to-loo_1188903.jpg)
![“[Adolf Hitler] would wear whatever what was put in front of him. He didn't match his ties or his shoes with his clothes, it was as if he deliberately dressed in such a way as to get Eva to get upset. It was his form of teasing or perhaps of controlling [Eva Braun], manipulating her emotions.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8f4/gretl-braun-9500_clothes_adolf-hitler-would-wear-whatever-what-wa_1588997.jpg)
![“Sometimes [Eva Braun] would go back to his apartment to "make up." At the Berghof, these arguments didn't last as long, [Adolf Hitler] would smooth her feathers and they'd be good together again. I doubt anybody else noticed this but me. It wasn't obvious.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/63a/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_sometimes-eva-braun-would-go-back-to-his_994307.jpg)
![“[Adolf Hitler] had stubborn ideas about clothes and didn't care how he looked and this drove [Eva Braun] up the wall.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d0e/gretl-braun-9500_care_adolf-hitler-had-stubborn-ideas-about-cl_1373744.jpg)
![“Eva [Braun] loved [Adolf] Hitler and he was the only man in her life. She flirted and danced with other men but never would she have done more than that.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/242/gretl-braun-9500_done_eva-braun-loved-adolf-hitler-and-he-was_22780.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] was careful, she was always careful about what she divulged to me or to anyone about [Adolf] Hitler.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6a9/gretl-braun-9500_careful_eva-braun-was-careful-she-was-always-car_348904.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] loved [Adolf Hitler]. She would have done that had she been able to spend 10 minutes with him. She endured a lot on his behalf, there's a great deal on that subject to be said.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/19a/gretl-braun-9500_able_eva-braun-loved-adolf-hitler-she-would-h_493918.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] was the one who was involved with [Adolf Hitler], who was close to him.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/337/gretl-braun-9500_involved_eva-braun-was-the-one-who-was-involved-w_29218.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] would much rather have been at [Adolf ] Hitler's side. All those excursions were to fill up her time while waiting for him to return.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5da/gretl-braun-9500_excursions_eva-braun-would-much-rather-have-been-at_2379145.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] lived life with [Adolf] Hitler, when he was away, she just filled up her time without Hitler. That was the sum total of it, really.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/54b/gretl-braun-9500_filled_eva-braun-lived-life-with-adolf-hitler-w_1047123.jpg)
![“Mostly [Eva Braun criticize Adolf Hitler] about his clothes, the cut and the fit of his clothes. This was an ongoing issue between them.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/60e/gretl-braun-9500_clothes_mostly-eva-braun-criticize-adolf-hitler_1309991.jpg)
![“It would have been inconceivable that Eva [Braun] would ever have criticized [Adolf Hitler] to me. To his face? Yes, she would, but to me or anybody in our family? Never. And woe to anybody who dared criticize him to her.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a5b/gretl-braun-9500_criticize_it-would-have-been-inconceivable-that-ev_3011711.jpg)
![“[Wilhelm] Bruckner was one of [Adolf] Hitler's adjutants, very close to him and he'd been in the party probably since day one. Personally neither of us could stand him.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/402/gretl-braun-9500_party_wilhelm-bruckner-was-one-of-adolf-hitler_30529.jpg)
![“My father would never have come to visit, he detested Eva's [Braun] choice in a man and the fact [Adolf] Hitler had set her up in an apartment. To him it was deeply humiliating that she was living with a man at his own whim at an apartment he was paying for.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a7/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_my-father-would-never-have-come-to-visit_40016.jpg)
![“For instance, [Adolf Hitler] would never have spent the night at the Widenmayerstraße apartment. He visited it before we moved the furniture in, he visited maybe 4 times afterwards and he never spent the entire night.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3c6/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_for-instance-adolf-hitler-would-never-ha_54634.jpg)
![“If [Eva Braun] was crying upstairs, it wouldn't be long before [Adolf] Hitler would quietly excuse himself and then make things right. What he said to her, I don't know. Whether he said the words "I'm sorry," I don't know. But he was a charmer, he knew how to stop a woman from crying.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/154/gretl-braun-9500_charmers_if-eva-braun-was-crying-upstairs-it-woul_178210.jpg)
![“More or less constantly [he tease he]. [Adolf Hitler] would tell her, "Oh Evi, you're getting so fat I can't dare be seen with you. You really need to reduce." Eva [Braun] would flew into a panic until he would laugh and reassure her.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c70/gretl-braun-9500_dare_more-or-less-constantly-he-tease-he-adol_286699.jpg)
![“At the Berghof, it was almost like a family atmosphere there. We all ate meals together, watched films together before the war, listened to records, all those things. The same faces were always around on the mountain. If [Adolf] Hitler and Eva [Braun] had an argument there, it would have been…” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/67d/gretl-braun-9500_argument_at-the-berghof-it-was-almost-like-a-fami_321214.jpg)
![“What [Adolf Hitler] felt deep inside he wasn't going to show to outsiders.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b7/gretl-braun-9500_deep-inside_what-adolf-hitler-felt-deep-inside-he-wa_358722.jpg)
![“Hitler was flirting and courting Eva [Braun] I would say, but he was not serious about her yet. That took awhile to develop.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/da0/gretl-braun-9500_flirting_hitler-was-flirting-and-courting-eva-bra_388758.jpg)
