"Clothes are unique sculptures, dependent on a supporting……" — Virginia Postrel

"Clothes are unique sculptures, dependent on a supporting human form and created to move."

— Virginia Postrel

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80 Quotes by Virginia Postrel

Virginia Postrel has 80 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Glamour is all about transcending this world and getting to an idealized, perfect place.
Glamour is translucent — not transparent, not opaque. It invites us into the world but it doesn’t give us a…
Aesthetics has become too important to be left to the aesthetes. To succeed, hard-nosed engineers, real estate developers, and MBAs…
The glamour of air travel - its aspirational meaning in the public imagination - disappeared before its luxury did, dissipating…
Glamour doesn’t just happen, people don’t wake up in the morning glamorous.
European nations began World War I with a glamorous vision of war, only to be psychologically shattered by the realities…
At the simplest level, only people who know they do not know everything will be curious enough to find things…
Dialysis does not make patients well. It simply postpones their deaths.
Kidney disease is a low-profile, unglamorous problem, a disease that disproportionately strikes minorities and the poor. Its celebrity spokesman is…
The intimate contest for self-command never ends, and lifetime happiness requires finding the right balance between present impulses and future…
We know we need bosses and deadlines to help us get work done. But sometimes we can also use an…
As a general rule, durable-goods production tends to be the most volatile sector of the economy. Since people usually have…

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More Clothes Quotes

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Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. — Henry Ward Beecher
I barely can go shopping for clothes. I find it difficult to walk into stores. The whole thing bores me… — Paul Auster
I love to come in and play with a wig or glasses or clothes. I love using props. I'm from… — Dan Aykroyd
I wasn't really naked. I simply didn't have any clothes on. — Josephine Baker
I personally battled with my own body image for years. I used to tell myself, You can't wear anything sleeveless… — Drew Barrymore
A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes. — Joseph Addison
I like nice clothes, whether they're dodgy or not. — David Beckham
The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care… — Adele
Even if I did have, you know, a 'Sports Illustrated' body, I'd still wear elegant clothes. — Adele
I archive a lot of my clothes and have them wrapped up and in boxes. I call them 'little tombs'… — Halle Berry
Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time. — Sara Blakely

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