Classic Charm Quotes

Southern gentility is evocative to me.

Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.

I have always loved things that are timeless and get better with age.

I think everybody needs a little bit of Minnie in their wardrobe.

Old is authentic. Old is genuine. Old is valuable.

I always refer back to the days of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, the Rat Pack. Back when everyone wore a suit because that's what it was to be an entertainer. You were stylish and you were fly, and it was an effortless fly.

Certainly there are dozens of over-50 actresses who look great: Sophia Loren, Susan Sarandon, Ursula Andress, Stefanie Powers, Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, Joanna Lumley, Linda Gray - the list is endless, and these are just the actresses! I have many friends in their 60s, 70s and 80s, not in the limelight, but who all look absolutely stunning.

The great actors, like Cary Grant, and the gentlemanliness that they portray in the movies is something that I try to keep in mind.

If you get old fashioned enough, you'll always be in style.

She is elegant rather than belle.

I absolutely love Oscar. So classic. So timeless.

I think my favorite is Honor Blackman because she is classy and she is British. With Bond, I love how British it is actually. She is classy and clever and smart and sharp.

The older Mercedes is absolutely beautiful. It's got that lovely purring feeling as the engine ticks over, which you just don't get in a modern car.

I'm attracted to the past.

I try to think of myself as a chic fishing grandpa aesthetically.

I know part of nostalgia is romanticising the past, but I love doing things in a slower way, and the glamour of bygone eras.

I guess I've always been really attracted to period pieces and always felt visually I was probably more made for the '50s or the early '60s than I am for a modern day.

Emma Stone and Jessica Chastain are both very classic beauties.

I have eclectic taste, and I love vintage style mixed with glamour and old world charm.

Old Hollywood icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Vivien Leigh, and Bette Davis are so inspiring; their style is romantic and feminine and their glamour mesmerizing. I love the idea of channeling that spirit on your wedding day.

I think we can all agree that Colin Firth falls into the George Clooney category of 'Men Who Age Like Fine Wine.'