Quote by Samuel Johnson

“but there was something so significant about being able to make a gorgeous item of clothing from almost raw materials. It gave her a…

— Kate Jacobs

“The damage to her body, the wear and the weariness, were all products of conscious, determined choices made by a girl she hadn’t been…

— James S.A. Corey

“Her profile as well as her stature and bearing seemed to gain the more dignity from her plain garments, which by the side of…

— George Eliot

“Sylvia’s inherent appreciation for beauty as both artist and consumer is evident in her journals and letters…….she wrote beautifully about clothes. She wrote about…

— Elizabeth Winder

“Material goods, gold and fine clothes are of scant concern to her; she likes to lead her life as people in olden times instructed.”

— Shin Jae

“She knew she was a purveyor of costume, of disguise, a fabricator of persona, one who touched only the protective surface, never the skin,…

— Jane Urquhart

“I don't have to wear a three-piece suit to be a good person, but I would like everything about me-even my clothes-to reflect a…

— Glenn Beck

“She had long since lost the sense of her dresses and skirts and blouses; they were rote phrases of rayon and cotton that she…

— Michael Chabon

“Within her the core of rebellion hardened. She would dress as she chose, because clothes and appearance were part of a woman’s armor in…

— Elizabeth Chadwick

“The irritation she displayed as she dealt with the heavy fabric made me smile. My lady had become accustomed to the freedom of men’s…

— Christina Boyd

“Clothes were to Sylvia what books were to me: the only thing that really mattered.”

— Kimberly McCreight

“Fashion is artistically designed to express the boldness of beauty.”

— Wayne Chirisa