Nancy Reagan Quotes

I like to keep things classic, not lavish or blinged out. I don't even say that word. The last thing I want to be is over the top.

I really believe in less is more. It's more sophisticated to look look and fresh and make a statement in one place.

A well-cut dress is my personal style. I definitely like it classic; less is more. The thing I despise most is vulgarity.

I don't like a lot of frills and fusses.

I've always liked simplicity.

I have never been one for the over-the-top.

Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright.

Minimal is the word I'd use to describe how I live and dress, and it's also how I sing. I'm not a big fan of overemoting.

I don't go for the flash and panache.

It is always better to be slightly underdressed.

Bling is passe, and I like my style to reflect just that. Ruthless editing defines true style perfectly.

I've never been a much of a glamour girl.

When I finish dressing before a night out and have put on all the accessories, I usually look at myself in the mirror long and hard and then end up removing something. Whether it's a belt, bracelet or a bauble, less is always more.

I always think less is more.

Shaker pieces were not to show off. One was not to waste energy to decorate.

I like subtlety, blending in as opposed to screaming out 'look at me' with the way I dress.

A man's style should be like his dress. It should be as unobtrusive and should attract as little attention as possible.

The best style is the style you don't notice.

Art in its perfection is not ostentatious; it lies hid and works its effect, itself unseen.

True refinement seeks simplicity.

There's an applied style of being minimal and simple, and then there's real simplicity. This looks simple, because it really is.

The beauty of modesty ... a virtue the world doesn't have much truck with: one ordinary flower in a vase, as opposed to a bouquet.

Real elegance is everywhere, especially in the things that don't show.

One can do such lovely things with so little. Subjects that are too beautiful end by appearing theatrical.

I think I generally try to buy the best quality and keep it simple. I don't try to make too many decorations, too many things with it.