Quote by Susan Kandel

“In this century, as in any other, men wore the comfortable, practical stuff, and the women wandered round expiring underneath over-decorated tea-cosies and with…

— Jodi Taylor

The fabrics I've used in my work are satin and sateen. Sateen is very glossy and far from luxurious. Bright solid colors with too…

— Hyon Gyon

“Susannah Buxton, costume designer: This dress (above) was made of original beading so delicate that it couldn't be worn again. The red dress (right)…

— Jessica Fellowes

“Victorian rigidities were such that ladies were not even allowed to blow out candles in mixed company, as that required them to pucker their…

— Bill Bryson

“and she rarely forgot that while her grammar and accent were above the town standard, she wore a plain cap, cooked the family dinner,…

— George Eliot

“...he was presently rewarded with the sight of the present day disgrace of England. Out of the bathing tent, and into the full sunlight,…

— Henry De Vere Stacpoole

“Not a look, not a gesture of Valerie Saintclair’s but expressed drama. She seemed to exhale an atmosphere of romance. A scarlet flannel dressing…

— Agatha Christie

“I wore a blue silk Brunswick jacket, close-fitting and edged with dark fur, and a matching petticoat, both quilted with a pattern of diamonds…

— Susan Holloway Scott

“The gowns all came in shades of frost white, pearl pink, romantic blue, and fresh cream. Some were simple sheaths. Others had elaborate trains…

— Stephanie Garber

“The blush peach, silk dress was layered with cream lace over the bodice and hemline. Most arresting was the stunning cape that Harper imagined…

— Ashley Clark

“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

“Mrs. Smiling's second interest was her collection of brassieres, and her search for the perfect one. She was reputed to have the largest and…

— Stella Gibbons