Frank Abagnale Quotes

Money does not make you look expensive, it’s taste.

You look at William Powell in 'My Man Godfrey' and he's a butler in that and he's very dapper. He's a very refined gentleman. I liked playing around with that, with the good posture and a style, a panache, and a way of moving about the room.

The word "elegance" is a bit different now.

To me, there's nothing sexier than a guy in a well-tailored suit.

Tasteful rather than expensive.

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

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

For years, despite having impeccable taste, I didn't understand how to convey that I had impeccable taste.

Dean Martin always dressed very well but then he was a good looking fella with a good physique so he could wear anything.

Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.

A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.

The Chanel woman is slender, sophisticated and chic.

A custom-tailored suit retains a certain dignity about it.

'GQ,' you've been patiently and stylishly educating me forever. To be truly stylish, you have to be kind and courteous.

There's definitely a thin line between being tasteful and tacky.

I am from the planet of elegance.

Men have got more of a discerning eye. They appreciate cut and details, things that aren't so obvious. They like things that have cachet and gentlemanliness.

Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.

The pocket square, properly contrived, finishes a man's look. With good tailoring and well chosen neckwear, the look connotes power, taste, refinement, manners. The naked pocket connotes the opposite: working class, tasteless, base, crude, ignorant.

You can't buy class.

I have definitely not turned glamorous.

I try to be elegant.

Luxury and style have been key elements in all my projects.

I've always felt my wife had class and a lot more culture than I do, and I've seen that rub off on Eli.

Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.