Nothing is thought rare
Which is not new, and follow'd; yet we know
That what was worn read more

Nothing is thought rare
Which is not new, and follow'd; yet we know
That what was worn some twenty years ago
Comes into grace again.

On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.

On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.

The novelties of one generation are only the resuscitated
fashions of the generation before last.

The novelties of one generation are only the resuscitated
fashions of the generation before last.

Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and fashion will
drive them to acquire any custom.

Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity; and fashion will
drive them to acquire any custom.

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to
alter it every six months.

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to
alter it every six months.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to read more

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.

And as the French we conquer'd once,
Now give us laws for pantaloons,
The length of breeches read more

And as the French we conquer'd once,
Now give us laws for pantaloons,
The length of breeches and the gathers
Port-cannons, periwigs, and feathers.

Sometimes I wake up and I think I should start wearing a beret, but I don't do it. One day read more

Sometimes I wake up and I think I should start wearing a beret, but I don't do it. One day I'm gonna, though. You bet your ass, I will have a beret on. That's ridiculous, but it's true. I always fight with wearing a beret.