And said to myself, as I lit my cigar, "Supposing a man had the wealth of the Czar Of the Russias to boot, for the rest of his days, On the whole do you think he would have much to spare If he married a woman with nothing to wear?" (Quote by - Samuel Butler 2)

The fashion wears out more apparel than the man. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

O fair undress, best dress! it checks no vein, But every flowing limb in pleasure drowns, And heightens ease with grace. (Quote by - James Thomson 1)

Her cap, far whiter than the driven snow, Emblem right meet of decency does yield. (Quote by - William Shenstone)

Who seems most hideous when adorned the most. (Quote by - Ludovico Ariosto)

His locked, lettered, braw brass collar, Shewed him the gentleman and scholar. (Quote by - Robert Burns)

To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his snuff-box, is like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a man that has never a shirt on his back. (Quote by - Tom Brown)

Her polish'd limbs, Veil'd in a simple robe, their best attire; Beyond the pomp of dress; for Loveliness Needs not the foreign aid of ornament, But is, when unadorn'd the most. (Quote by - James Thomson 1)

Apparel prices have been trending down for years, thanks in part to downward pressure on import prices. (Quote by - Dana Johnson)

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes. (Quote by - James Thomson 1)

He will come to her in yellow stockings, and 'tis a color she abhors, and cross-gartered, a fashion she detests; and he will smile upon her, which will now be so unsuitable to her disposition, being addicted to a melancholy as she is, that it cannot but turn him into a notable contempt. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

Every true man's apparel fits your thief. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

If the quotas are eliminated, we expect a large shift in textiles and apparel production to China. (Quote by - Daniel Barry)

She wears her clothes as if they were thrown on her with a pitchfork. (Quote by - Jonathan Swift)

Now old Tredgortha's dead and gone, We ne'er shall see him more; He used to wear an old grey coat, All buttoned down before. (Quote by - Rupert Simms)

And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him: And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. (Quote by - Bible)

Overall...we see some winners in the electronics, apparel and footwear categories as retailers kick off fall 2005. (Quote by - Marie Driscoll)

We're already seeing heavy markdowns particularly in apparel, (Quote by - Richard Hastings)

She's adorned Amply, that in her husband's eye looks lovely,-- The truest mirror that an honest wife Can see her beauty in! (Quote by - John Tobin)

God makes, and apparel shapes: but it's money that finishes the man. (Quote by - Thomas Fuller)

I see that the fashion wears out more apparel than the man. (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

Gap is working through its turnaround and still dealing with branding issue and how to reinvigorate its core apparel basics. (Quote by - Adrienne Tennant)

To a woman, the consciousness of being will dressed gives a sense of tranquility which religion fails to bestow. (Quote by - Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher)

We have not seen a new phenomenon hit the licensed apparel market like this before. (Quote by - Neil Schwartz)

Attired to please herself: no gems of any kind She wore, nor aught of borrowed gloss in Nature's stead; And, then her long, loose hair flung round her head Fell carelessly behind. (Quote by - Terence)