Edward VII Quotes

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.

Can I wear your blazer?

You've got to have the right attire for the right event. I attend a lot of dinners, a lot of concerts, and I have to be on the red carpet; each has its own dress code, and I have to be prepared. Jeans and a hoodie are great for a concert, but a dinner party?

I always wear a dinner jacket. I never have this definition of what goes for the morning or the evening or what works for the weekend.

Colorful garments - ball gowns, kimonos, evening pajamas - made from yards upon yards of iridescent silk or velvet. I own an unjustifiable number of such outfits and jump at the chance to wear them. Against the etiquette about which I am otherwise all too conscious, I frequently, and unrepentantly, overdress for the occasion.

I believe in dressing for the occasion. There's a time for sweater, sneakers and Levis and a time for the full-dress jazz.

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

I like to be comfortable. If I go out, if it's a premiere, I'll put on a suit and look nice. I like Hugo Boss for that.

The ascot connotes informality. It is something one might wear at a cocktail party in one's own flat but is not something you wear out in public.

I'm not normally big on suits.

A red tie is contrary to the dignity of the tie and of male dress in general.

Cuttino Mobbley always had on suits every single game. I've never seen Cuttino without a suit. He used to always have on suits.

I spend more time in suits than anyone in the corporate world.

Think about the style of the occasion before you plan your outfit.

I would make it illegal to walk into a comedy club with a tie on.

I always have three or four suits; there's always an engagement to wear something from a suit.

Maybe they invited me because they know I have a tuxedo

[about his dress robes...] I’m never wearing them," Ron was saying stubbornly. "Never." "Fine," snapped Mrs. Weasley. "Go naked. And, Harry, make sure you get a picture of him. Goodness knows I could do with a laugh.

Dress simply. If you wear a dinner jacket, don't wear anything else on it ... like lunch or dinner.

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

Dressing well is a kind of good manners, if you ask me. When you're standing in a room, your effect is the same as a chair's effect, or a sculpture's. You're part of someone's view, you're part of that world, and so you should dress well. I find it's a show of respect to try to put on your best face and look as good as you can.

Gentlemen do so appreciate a nicely trimmed décolletage.

You men out there probably think you already know how to dress for success. You know, for example, that you should not wear leisure suits or white plastic belts and shoes, unless you are going to a costume party disguised as a pig farmer vacationing at Disney World.

The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.