33 Memorable Clothes Quotes

In the ever-evolving world of fashion, clothes are more than just fabric stitched together. They are an expression of individuality, an art form that communicates personal style, culture, and innovation. It's no wonder that throughout history, designers, icons, and artists have shared their thoughts on the power of what we wear. In this blog post, we've curated a collection of 33 memorable quotes about clothes that capture the essence of fashion's impact and its enduring place in our lives. Whether you're a fashion aficionado or someone just discovering the art of dressing, these quotes will inspire, provoke thought, and perhaps even redefine how you see your wardrobe. Join us as we explore the profound, witty, and sometimes whimsical reflections on clothing that continue to influence the world of style.

1. “Sweater, n. Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.” - Ambrose Bierce

2. “I'd rather buy clothes then buy a bed” - Christian Siriano

3. “People's clothes ought to be buried with them.” - Dodie Smith

4. “Like all of my important memories, it has a potency that has influenced the pocket of time that holds it, so I can remember that particular Saturday afternoon, even though in many ways it was no different from any other. I can remember, for example, what van der Glick was wearing as she stepped out of the elevator, which was a dress covered with clownish polka dots. Rainie would make these heartbreaking stabs at femininity; indeed, she still does. It's not that she doesn't possess a woman's body now, and didn't posses a girl's body then. But clothes never seemed to fit her correctly, and the more girlish they were, the worse they would hang.” - Paul Quarrington

5. “Good clothes open all doors.” - Thomas Fuller

6. “Do you want to know something? I have three pairs of kid gloves. I've had kid mittens before from the Christmas tree, but never real kid gloves with five fingers. I take them out and try them on every little while. It's all I can do not to wear them to classes.” - Jean Webster

7. “A Dandy is a clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of clothes.” - Thomas Carlyle

8. “There are women in my closet, hanging on the hangers. a different woman for each suit, each dress, each pair of shoes. I hoard clothes. My makeup spills from the bathroom drawers, and there are different women for different lipsticks.” - Marya Hornbacher

9. “Guilty feelings about clothes are totally unnecessary. A lot of people earn their living by making clothes, so you should never feel bad.” - Karl Lagerfeld

10. “We need houses as we need clothes, architecture stimulates fashion. It’s like hunger and thirst — you need them both.” - Karl Lagerfeld

11. “I want everyone to wear what they want and mix it in their own way. That, to me, is what is modern.” - Karl Lagerfeld

12. “The woman is the most perfect doll that i have dressed with delight and admiration.” - Karl Lagerfeld

13. “He's wearing boots, a kilt, and a long-sleeve tee. No coat, even though it's December. Beautiful people don't need coats. They've got their auras to keep them warm.” - Jennifer Donnelly

14. “No-pocket jeans are only slightly less irritating than thong underwear.” - Patricia Briggs

15. “You? A man? Wants to come shopping with a woman? For clothes?”“Ah, but not for clothes, not for skirts or shoes.” He shuddered. “For lingerie. And that, my love, is a whole different story. Any time you want to shop for silky underwear, I’ll gladly accompany you.” - Lauren Dane

16. “It is ever so much easier to be good if your clothes are fashionable.” - L. M. Montgomery

17. “Never use the word “cheap”. Today everybody can look chic in inexpensive clothes (the rich buy them too). There is good clothing design on every level today. You can be the chicest thing in the world in a T-shirt and jeans — it’s up to you.” - Karl Lagerfeld

18. “Perhaps we should never procure a new suit, however ragged or dirty the old, until we have so conducted or enterprised or sailed in some way, that we feel like new men in the old, and that to retain it would be like keeping new wine in old bottles.” - Henry David Thoreau

19. “When a woman says, ‘I have nothing to wear!’, what she really means is, ‘There’s nothing here for who I’m supposed to be today.” - Caitlin Moran

20. “Clothes as text, clothes as narration, clothes as a story. Clothes as the story of our lives. And if you were to gather all the clothes you have ever owned in all your life, each baby shoe and winter coat and wedding dress, you would have your autobiography. You could wear, once more, your own life in all its stages, from whatever they wrapped you in when you emerged from the dark red naked warmth of the womb to your deathbed.” - Linda Grant

21. “Cara waggled a hand over the two of them. "It works better with your clothes off."Richard frowned. His voice came as a hoarse croak. "What?"She seemed mystified by the question. "I believe you will find such things work better without clothes." She put her hands to her hips. "I thought you would know at least that much.” - Terry Goodkind

22. “Dress kinda tough-like ‘ya, I can handle toilets.’ Dress with authority over a toilet.” - Ashley Alcantar

23. “clad not exactly as a boy but, rather confusingly, as the boy I would have been, had I been more of a girl” - Sarah Waters

24. “We die a little every day and by degrees we’re reborn into different men, older men in the same clothes, with the same scars.” - Mark Lawrence

25. “I just think that particular brand of sexy isn't a woman's best weapon, and it's definitely not her only one. If you reduce yourself to that, then that's what people will see. They won't notice anything else about you.” - Abigail Strom

26. “Newsflash she already has body image issues. It's an intrinsic part of being a woman. Every woman in the world has some part of herself that she absolutely hates. Her hands are too small, her feet are too big, her hair is too straight, too curly, her ears stick out, her bums too flat, her nose is too big and, you know, nothing you can say will change how we feel. What men don't understand is, the right clothes, the right shoes, the right makeup it just... It, it hides the flaws we think we have. They make us look beautiful to ourselves. That's what makes us look beautiful to others.Used to be all she needed to feel beautiful was a pink tutu and a plastic tiara.And we spend our whole lives trying to feel that way again.” - Richard Castle

27. “I’m sorry about this,' she said to the dead woman, 'but I’m gonna need your clothes.” - Jacques Antoine

28. “Getting ready is that point in the day when the rivalry between the two needs is likely to peak, because we are making transition from being at home and pleasing ourselves (ego) to going out and having to conform to a series of norms an conventions (superego). We become less ego and more superego with each button we fasten” - Robert Rowland Smith

29. “Don't judge the people by their clothes.. however you might be able to do that spontaneously when they are naked.” - Toba Beta

30. “Love is friendship. Just with less clothes, which makes it far more brilliant.” - Elizabeth Hunter

31. “Red Carpet Events:Sitting on the couch and watching people who actually chase their goals and dreams; criticizing what they’re wearing… and wondering why we’re depressed.” - Steve Maraboli

32. “After getting dressed at warp speed, I actually managed to drive all the way to high school before I realized I'd forgotten my morning coffee. Mystery, intrigue, and naked dreams aside, that didn't bode well for my chances at making it through the morning without killing myself. Or someone else.” - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

33. “To other women the choice of clothes was a form of ingenious exhibition, a shameless seduction. To me, dresses were like a breastplate that I put on to set off to war against this life.” - Shan Sa