Bruce Oldfield Quotes

Today there are more things you can wear for the same occasions. I still like this idea of the perfect suit, and I always love tailoring, but today you can have more things for this type of situation, clothes that have class and that are mixable, and that are super well cut.

No matter what you do, black lace tends to look a little Spanish.

I'm very respectful in everything I wear. I think about it.

Hats are the epitome of Englishness, and a royal wedding is the penultimate moment for a hat designer. I'm Irish, but I am a royalist and I believe in fantasy.

If I'm going to dress up, I like things that are quite long and classic. I like feeling dressed up and like a lady.

You just have to be classy at the end of the day. That doesn't mean you can't go with a midnight blue tux. And if you can find a deep red tux that looks classy and classic, I think you can pull it off.

I really like the retro look. My regular clothing, I like to always keep it classy and I like to kind of be more dressed up more of the time. I'm not really someone you see in sweatpants a lot.

Your wedding is your red carpet moment, and while brides definitely can take some chances with style, you don't want to look like a fad.

When I see old movies with women in floor-length dressing gowns, or when they're going to the store and they've got a pillbox hat with a net over the eyes and white gloves, I'm offended that I can't go to the store like that.

Where I went to school, Eton College, we had to wear dark trousers, a tailcoat, and a stiff, starched collar every day, and that was fine with me: Part of the reason I wanted to go there was because I've always loved dressing up.

Turning the heat up on the red carpet while still looking like a lady isn't as easy as it sounds. Too much va-va-voom, and a girl can look like she just stepped out of 'Jersey Shore.' Too little, and she'll look like a sister wife.

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

When I dressed up for visiting Kings and Queens it would take me an hour. When I went to the provinces it would take me twice the time. They needed a standard…. I must be glamorous because I am representing the people

The only acceptable cravat is the original Croat one.

When we go to the opera, we put the clothes on we know we must wear for there.

I think the evening wear criteria is that they want to walk into the room and get that 'wow' factor.

The L. K. Bennett and Jenny Packham bride is confident, feminine, and fashion-forward.

Okay, I know I said I wasn't going to shake things up, but we're going to have to get some pants on this one.

I have a very old-fashioned and traditional mode of dress. I get embarrassed, and I don't really like going to photo shoots. I don't like stylists.

After all there is something about a wedding-gown prettier than in any other gown in the world.

You don't go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.

A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.

He did look like the Monopoly man, but it was smooth. I thought he was going to pull a monocle out. That would have been awesome. And did you see the pocket watch? That was incredible.

For as long as I could remember, he had never worn a single piece of clothing that could be considered casual. Khaki shorts and golf shirts, to Umberto, were the garments of men who have no virtues left, not even shame.

British people still wear clothes. By clothes I mean actual clothes: jackets and shirts and ties and suits. The spirit of Beau Brummell is still visible. English men make an effort. We’ve lost that in the US. Everyone is more concerned with being comfortable.