Andrea Barrett Quotes

In my whole life, I've worn black tie three times. I can't tie the knot myself.

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?

In the evening every man looks the same. Like penguins. Women have a special dress for that event; men, the same tuxedo.

I never go black tie. I never grew up wearing ties or bow ties or anything.

Maybe they invited me because they know I have a tuxedo

In my whole life, I've worn black tie three times. I can't tie the knot myself. Once, at the premiere of the opera, I got to La Scala before Domenico, and I was hiding in the corner until he arrived, and I said, 'Quick, you have to tie my tie, please!' Otherwise, I'll wear a tuxedo jacket with jeans and my bling-bling cross.

I think I have something tonight that's not quite correct for evening wear. Blue suede shoes.

There are certain tuxes you can get away with a black tie, but with others, you'd be dishonoring the workmanship if you didn't wear a full bow tie.

I think the first time I ever wore a tuxedo was when I played at the Talk Of The Town in 1967, because it was a nightclub and that was the thing to do.

You're dressed in a tuxedo, you wear a bow tie. A bow tie with a tuxedo is more formal than a straight tie with a tuxedo.

Once in a while, it's fun to dress up for a premiere. But I'm not someone that's going to stick on heels and a dress every day.

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

I think with black tie, you can't really do too much. I think you have to pretty much stick to the rules on that.

I'd never worn a tie before. I was a bushman.

I did not have a black coat to wear to the Oscars. It was a mandatory dress code, that was the reason I gave it a miss.

I didn't go to my prom. I didn't go to my homecoming.

You'll never get me into a tux. Not until I'm dead and I have no choice because that's what the undertaker put me in.

Even if I had a tuxedo I wouldn't wear it to school.

Man up and add a tux to your wardrobe. Just find one you like and get it well-tailored to your own measurements.

I'll probably never go to prom. I haven't ever been to a high school dance.

There's almost a T-shirt feeling to wearing my evening dresses.

I think I look pretty decent in a tux.

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.

I never wore a tie voluntarily, even though I was forced to wear one for photos when I was young and for official events at school. I used to wrap my tie in a newspaper, and whenever the teacher checked I would quickly put it on again. I'm not used to it. Most Bolivians don't wear ties.

I normally wear jeans and sneakers, but given an occasion, I enjoy dressing up.