Quote by Jane Austen
Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solic

Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. – Jane Austen

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. – Jane Austen

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Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of. – Jane Austen

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Stretch pants – the garment that made skiing a spectator sport. – Author Unknown

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All dress is fancy dress, is it not, except our natural skins? – George Bernard Shaw

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Clothes are inevitable. They are nothing less than the furniture of the mind made visible. – James Laver, Style in Costume

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Is not the most erotic part of the body wherever the clothing affords a glimpse? – Roland Barthes

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