Attire Quotes

“Some people will insult your intelligence by suddenly being nice or nicer to you once you make it … or they think you have.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“What is it about wearing a tuxedo or that little black dress, that makes us feel confident, beautiful, splendid, even invincible?

We put on formal wear and suddenly we become extraordinary.

On the days when you feel low and invisible, why not try this on for size: imagine you are wearing a fantastic tailored tuxedo or a stunning formal gown.

And then proceed with your day.”
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

“You know a man is interesting when you forget to notice how expensive — or cheap — his clothes are.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“I’m turned on by women who are comfortable in their own skin; and I’m turned off by those who are uncomfortable in their own shoes.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The way you dress is how you greet the sun and other stars.”
― Kamand Kojouri

“Far away soul in a dreamy state
Forgotten slumber seemingly late
Pure rhythmic love now rising higher
Unclad passion our only attire”
― Munia Khan

“High heels are a short (theist) woman's (subconscious) way of telling God to go to hell … in public.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Because he has finally realized that it is it and not him that is loved by the woman he loves, many a man is jealous of his own car, house, wardrobe, or salary.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“What to wear: An employee chooses. How to dress: His employer chose.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, Divided & Conquered

“Her hair was totally Indian Woolworth perfume clerk. You know - sweet but dumb - she'll marry her way out of the trailer park some day soon. But the dress was early '60s Aeroflot stewardess - you know - that really sad blue the Russians used before they all started wanting to buy Sonys and having Guy Laroche design their Politburo caps. And such make-up! Perfect '70s Mary Quant, with these little PVC floral appliqué earrings that looked like antiskid bathtub stickers from a gay Hollywood tub circa 1956. She really caught the sadness - she was the hippest person there. Totally.' TRACEY, 27”
― Douglas Coupland, Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture

“True blessing comes in the dress of sweats, never delaying to wave bye to the excuses and procrastination. True blessing lies in hard work!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365

“If we were rational enough to judge what we are fed based on what we are fed, those in the business of selling us hope (i.e., public speakers, presidents, priests, etc.) wouldn't wear suits.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“On a shirt, every button has its own button-hole. Fix a button elsewhere and your dressing goes crazy and nasty! On earth, everyone has his/her dreams. You have your own. Fix yourself there and your life will be fully fulfilled!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“Some women wear a miniskirt to reveal their thighs; some wear one to conceal their age.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“He with the cleanest clothes isn’t necessarily the cleanest.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“I don't want them to think that we dress like savages,' she replied, with a scorn that Pocahontas might have resented; and he was struck again by the religious reverence of even the most unworldly American women for the social advantages of dress.

'It's their armour,' he thought, 'their defence against the unknown, and their defiance of it.' And he understood for the first time the earnestness with which May, who was incapable of tying a ribbon in her hair to charm him, had gone through the solemn rite of selecting and ordering her extensive wardrobe.”
― Edith Wharton

“You're certainly not dressed like you're running a business."
Eyes blazing, she glared. "What's wrong with how I'm dressed?"
"An apron and a pink tracksuit with Juicy written across the ass are hardly serious business attire and they certainly don't scream swipe right on desi Tinder."
Sam didn't know if there was such a thing as Tinder for people of South Asian descent living abroad, but if it did exist, he and Layla would definitely not have been a match.
Layla gave a growl of frustration. "You may be surprised to hear that I don't live my life seeking male approval. I'm just getting over a breakup so I'm a little bit fragile. Last night, I went out with Daisy and drank too much, smoked something I thought was a cigarette, danced on a speaker, and fell onto some loser named Jimbo, whose girlfriend just happened to be an MMA fighter and didn't like to see me sprawled on top of her man. We had a minor physical altercation and I was kicked out of the bar. Then I got dumped on the street by my Uber driver because I threw up in his cab. So today, I just couldn't manage office wear. It's called self-care, and we all need it sometimes. Danny certainly wouldn't mind."
"Who's Danny?" The question came out before he could stop it.
"Someone who appreciates all I've got going here-" she ran a hand around her generous curves- "and isn't hung up on trivial things like clothes." She tugged off the apron and dropped it on the reception desk.
"I'm not hung up on clothes, either," Sam teased. "When I'm with a woman I prefer to have no clothes at all."
Her nose wrinkled. "You're disgusting."
"Go home, sweetheart." Sam waved a dismissive hand. "Put your feet up. Watch some rom-coms. Eat a few tubs of ice cream. Have a good cry. Some of us have real work to do.”
― Sara Desai, The Marriage Game

“Well, I myself, while sometimes unkempt by nights of drunkenness and debauchery, am quite convinced a man’s good character is marked by his impeccable attire.”
― Hal Duncan, Scruffians! Stories of Better Sodomites

“The real reason I like natural fabrics is not just because they are traditional, but because of their provenance. I like the thought that, for example, a favourite tweed jacket was once a sheep, living upon a mountain in Scotland.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“I have a burgundy waistcoat that ticks in the dead of night, it being my favourite and the one that carries my pocket watch from day to day.”
― Fennel Hudson, A Meaningful Life - Fennel's Journal - No. 1

“Poverty has deceived many of us into believing that some people who are in that state love the food, clothes, places, and people that they do not even like. The same can be said about wealth.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The attire, before and now:

When it fits you, it feels you.
When they see you, you seize them.

But, today,

When it fits you, it freaks you.
When they see you, they cease you.”
― Bhavik Sarkhedi, The Weak Point Dealer

“People often ask me, why don't I wear suits, I tell them, to you, attire defines a person, to me, character defines a person.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Servitude is Sanctitude

“A homeless humanist with no clothes on their back is far more civilized than a well-dressed bigot.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Servitude is Sanctitude

“...as any lady knows, a well-tied cravat is nothing to take lightly.”
― Martha Waters, To Love and to Loathe