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Vogue
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Fashion is a despot whom the wise ridicule and obey. Ambrose Bierce
Fashions smile has given wit to dullness, and grace to deformity, and has brought everything into vogue, by turns, but virtue. Charles Caleb Colton
If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. Lord Chesterfield
Those graces which from their presumed facility encourage all to attempt an imitation of them are usually the most inimitable. Charles Caleb Colton
What I wear is what I dare myself to be commented on by hundreds of columnists who must earn a living; real and true comment is never expected, except between friends. Melissa Smith Dayton
From the cradle to the coffin vogue comes first. Betty Boswell
The dress must move as would a second skin, if it doesn’t move it becomes invisible. Tia Farina
Vogues are short lived graces which are reborn every twenty years or so. Daniella Dee
One had as good be out of the world, as out of the fashion. Colley Cibber
There is merit in the horror of outrageous design. It is the pattern of tomorrow’s vogue. Felicity Aguilar
Vogue is not a matter of taste; it is the creation of the first taste that everyone must experience. Boris Johnson
There was a time when social standing and one’s class, even family history, could be attached to the wearing of a tie. Thanks to satirists and modern day values such fashions are now obsolete. Jacob Morse
Only great masters of style can succeed in being obtuse. Oscar Wilde
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time. Jean Cocteau
Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken. William Hazlitt
Vogue is more powerful than today’s oppressor. Igor White
The fear of becoming a has-been keeps some people from becoming anything. Eric Hoffer
The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their modishness or their fortune. LA Rochefoucauld
I cannot keep track of all the vagaries of fashion. Every day so it seems, bring in a different style. Ovid
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind. LA Rochefoucauld
Conformism is so hot on the heels of the mass-produced Avant-garde that the “ins and the outs” change places with speed. Igor Stravinsky
Every generation mocks yesterday’s vogue but they worship the new. Rene Greer
Firstly I draw some pictures, and then I cut some cloth. I choose some colors and frills. I take it all to my local children’s playgroup and let the kids design a dress for their favorite doll; and hence I have an array of candid original concepts. Marina Geneva
Feeling oneself in vogue instills confidence, but does not immunize one from the criticism of others. Sophia Zapper
Merit is not enough unless supported by grace. Baltasar Gracian
When seen in perspective of half a dozen years, the best of our fashions strike us as grotesque, if not unsightly. Thorstein Veblen
