[When criticized for appearing bare-shouldered Madonna-like at a banquet:] A comparison between Madonna and me is a comparison between a strapless evening gown and a gownless evening strap.
I've had my best times when trailing a Mainbocher evening gown across a sawdust floor. I've always loved high style in low company.
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.
There's almost a T-shirt feeling to wearing my evening dresses.
I think I have something tonight that's not quite correct for evening wear. Blue suede shoes.
As much as we joke around about 'The Bachelor' being the most dramatic show ever, Miss America really is an amazingly dramatic moment.
Nothing goes out of fashion sooner than a long dress with a very low neck.
I'm usually all about the tight jeans and little T-shirt, but sometimes I want to put on a black, sequined dress and be a freaking girl
As for what I might wear, my mantra is that, no matter how chic the event, I don't want to look too prim. I like wearing short cocktail frocks to black-tie events; it just always feels more like me, and a bright red lip is always a staple.
When we go to the opera, we put the clothes on we know we must wear for there.
When I went to prom, I wore my hair down. But I love the idea of a long dress with your hair up. It's just gorgeous.
I have gone to White House dinners in a dress that I have bought at Loehmann's.
I love a bit of a sequin and a bead. I do, even though I usually wear trousers, when I put a frock on. I like a bead or a sequin.
There have been times where you do the red carpet in a certain shoe, and you go into the bathroom, you take that shoe off, you put the other shoe on from your purse, and then you walk around for the rest of the night.
Yes, my tiara sets off the whole thing nicely," said Auntie Muriel in a rather carrying whisper. "But I must say, Ginevra's dress is far too low-cut." Ginny glanced round, grinning, winked at Harry, then quickly faced the front again.
a pink taffeta evening gown. It looked like it had run away from a junior high prom... The dress looked like a petunia on steroids to me.
She smiled. "I need your opinion," she said. "What do you think about something sleeveless for this weekend? With a cinched waist and a medium train?" I brought my hand to my chin and considered this. "Sounds okay," I said. "But I think I'd look better in a tuxedo.
One favourite find of mine has to be a 1980s black dinner jacket that I wear as a dress.
I love any excuse to dress up; my wardrobe's a bit like a fancy dress box.
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?
I've never been to a black-tie thing in my life. I didn't even go to my prom.
My prom dress was very sweet, very puffy, but I also wore little stiletto, pointed-toe heels, nylon hosiery, the whole nine yards.
A floor length backless black sequined dress would be my dream dress. As for my dream date - that would have to be a young Marlon Brando!
When I was 13, my mom said she had a dream that I would win Miss Universe in a red dress.
I really love the idea of a short dress for prom!
