Gauri Khan Quotes

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

A suit is a sign of respect.

The whole idea of wearing clothes is not to look ridiculous.

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

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

There are times to be casual and times to be correct. It's all right to wear a sweater and slacks on a picnic, but they don't belong in the theater or the drawing room.

I was always taught how to dress for the occasion.

Half of the people in this room are more dressed up than on any other day in the year, and the other half are more dressed down.

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

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.

When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish.

I like everything I wear to be in sync.

It's terribly easy to be well dressed. It's much more difficult to be badly dressed.

While I think men in general should not fuss over how they look, I do feel as though they should make more an effort to find a way to look good in their own individual, but natural way. I think it's a shame that it's become acceptable to wear jeans and a T-shirt to any place and function.

I find it odd that people will go to a nice restaurant or to the theater in jeans and T-shirts.

I'm not a fan of underdressing, I think it's better to be overdressed than underdressed.

I get more disgusted with men all the time - particularly traveling Americans. They start out on a trip to Europe and never bother to pack a dinner jacket. This is not only stupid - it's bad manners.

I'm not normally big on suits.

Comfort is always a priority, but that doesn't mean, just for the sake of comfort, I will wear some silly stuff and make myself look tacky.

You have to observe a few simple rules in dressing, which are really not rules; it's just being appropriate. If you're 70 and want to wear miniskirts, 70-year-old knees ain't pretty!

As to matters of dress, I would recommend one never to be first in the fashion nor the last out of it.

In thy apparel avoid singularity, profuseness, and gaudiness. Be not too early in the fashion, nor too late. Decency is half way between affectation and neglect. The body is the shell of the soul, apparel is the husk of that shell; the husk often tells you what the kernel is.

Around the year 2000, businesses around the country went 'business casual.'

My dad always made a big thing about having well-cut suits. It's partly a cultural thing, but for him, looking sharp and presenting yourself well was very, very important.

Wearing a suit can seem like a somewhat archaic gesture, a concession to formality in a determinedly casual age.