Social Occasion Quotes

The ascot connotes informality. It is something one might wear at a cocktail party in one's own flat but is not something you wear out in public.

I shall ask to see whether they want me in dress clothes or in Japanese.

You know me. Any excuse to put on a dress.

A commercial society whose members are essentially ascetic and indifferent in social ritual has to be provided with blueprints and specifications for evoking the right tone for every occasion.

The unwearable of high heels is self-evidently all around us, coming to a head at the average wedding reception, a uniformly high-heeled occasion. In our minds, we see it as a serene and elegant gathering of women in their finest, one of the big chances of the year to pretend you're at the Oscars, in your stilettos. In actuality of course, ... there are women staggering around in the unaccustomed vertical, foot-flesh spilling over tight, unkind satin.

I enjoy getting gussied up for an event or date night.

My style has stayed pretty consistent over the years. I always wear what I like and what is appropriate for the occasion.

Obviously if it's a larger bag, you can always debut it at a nice lunch or a good shopping date - maybe like a luncheon or a Dodger's game. Obviously for smaller bags, clutches and stuff, you can always wait for something in the evening like a big party.

Maybe they invited me because they know I have a tuxedo

Some people around me said "Get a tux and live this and enjoy this" and that's what I did. It was a fun experience. On the red carpet, I was just behind Rooney Mara who I adore, and I had to not act too conspicuously because my girlfriend was there. Behind me, there was Glenn Close. So, it was kind of interesting.

Like most housewives, I don't cook unless I have company.

You can easily take photographs at a wedding - no one would question it. But funerals are different.

As a person, I love dressing up. I wear make-up when I am meeting a friend or going for a meeting or even when I am out for a coffee for that matter.