Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women. Elsa Schiaparelli
A woman’s dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view. Sophia Loren
Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. Jane Austen
An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome. William Manchester
It’s what you leave off a dress that makes it smart. Nettie Rosenstein
It is possible in England to dress up by dressing down, but it’s a good idea to be a duke before you try it. John Russell
Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding. Lord Chesterfield
Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress. Coco Chanel
Surely it is one of the simplest laws of taste in dress, that it shall not attract undue attention from the wearer to the worn. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been a mouse in a previous incarnation…they do not want to attract attention. Edith Sitwell
Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes. Prince Charles