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ae9d501
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"You're not gay, are you?" Simon's greenish color deepened. "If I were, I would dress better."
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simon-lewis
gay
fashion
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Cassandra Clare |
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5ddc62e
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I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn't exist anymore.
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humor
fashion
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Sophie Kinsella |
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b5d0136
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Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.
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generation
fashion
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Henry David Thoreau |
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3a7f8e3
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[Piper] rushed to get dressed. By the time she got up on deck, the others had already gathered--all hastily dressed except for Coach Hedge, who had pulled the night watch. Frank's Vancouver Winter Olympics shirt was inside out. Percy wore pajama pants and a bronze breastplate, which was an interesting fashion statement. Hazel's hair was all blown to one side as though she'd walked through a cyclone; and Leo had accidentally set himself on fire. His T-shirt was in charred tatters. His arms were smoking.
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piper-mclean
percy-jackson
percy-jackson-and-the-olympians
the-mark-of-athena
frank-zhang
hazel-levesque
the-heroes-of-olympus
leo-valdez
fashion
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Rick Riordan |
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ae66308
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When a girl feels that she's perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. That's charm
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charm
fashion
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F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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907d8d1
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It is ever so much easier to be good if your clothes are fashionable.
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fashion
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L. M. Montgomery |
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740f6cc
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Don't look to the approval of others for your mental stability
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inspirational
designer
others
self
fashion
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Karl Lagerfeld |
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2723d71
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Mistrust all enterprises that require new clothes.
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fashion
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E.M. Forster |
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70d496b
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"You could dress it up with a sequined headband," Magnus suggested, offering his boyfriend something blue and sparkly. "Just a thought." "Resist the urge, Alec." Simon was sitting on the edge of a low wall with Maia beside him, though she appeared to be deep in conversation with Aline. "You'll look like Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu." "There are worse things," Magnus observed."
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magnus-bane
simon-lewis
fashion
movie-reference
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Cassandra Clare |
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3ff654c
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"You look... amazing!" And I have to say, I agree. I'm wearing all black - but expensive black. The kind of deep, soft black that you fall into. A simple sleeveless dress from Whistles, the highest of Jimmy Choos, a pair of stunning uncut amethyst earrings. And please don't ask how much it all cost, because that's irrelevant. This is investment shopping. The biggest investment of my life. I haven't eaten anything all day so I'm nice and thin and for once my hair has fallen perfectly into shape. I look... well, I've never looked better in my life. But of course, looks are only part of the package, aren't they?"
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shopaholic
clothing
fashion
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Sophie Kinsella |
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c0e0771
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Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear. Just as vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people. And falsehoods the truths of other people. Other people are quite dreadful. The only possible society is oneself. To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
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oscar-wilde
fashion
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Oscar Wilde |
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a1aa098
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She did what girls generally do when they don't feel the part: she dressed it instead.
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girls
fashion
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Zadie Smith |
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ac8c9c1
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The Devil's out of fashion.
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fashion
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Dodie Smith |
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5d5ef10
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I had a vague memory of being that ridiculous at one time. Let he who hath never worn parachute pants cast the first stone.
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fashion
fashion-sense
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Jim Butcher |
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d7e5fca
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The happiness of being envied is glamour. Being envied is a solitary form of reassurance. It depends precisely upon not sharing your experience with those who envy you. You are observed with interest but you do not observe with interest - if you do, you will become less enviable. In this respect the envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power. The power of the glamorous resides in their supposed happiness: the power of the bureaucrat in his supposed authority.
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women
publicity
envy
fashion
glamour
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John Berger |
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3b69f49
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She was never without dark glasses, she was always well groomed, there was a consequential good taste in the plainness of her clothes, the blues and grays and lack of luster that made her, herself, shine so.
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groomed
luster
fashion
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Truman Capote |
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9383d45
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She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they had the effect of causing her to faint. Mom called it the vapors and said it was a sign of her high breeding and delicate nature. I thought it was a sign that the corset made it hard to breathe.
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common-sense
victorian-era
fashion
nonsense
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Jeannette Walls |
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a1cacf6
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We are expected to be pretty and well-dressed until we drop.
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women
edith-wharton
the-house-of-mirth
fashion
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Edith Wharton |
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a19185b
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We have work to do if you are not to be a total failure like high-waisted, acid-wash jeans.
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fail
fashion
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Libba Bray |
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dd5b2eb
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I know it's practical for career women, but sneakers with suits? Jesus couldn't possibly weep harder than I did.
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humor
fashion
vampires
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MaryJanice Davidson |
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bfb94ab
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I loved buildings that had grown silently with the centuries, catching the best of each generation while time curbed the artist's pride and the philistine's vulgarity and repaired the clumsiness of the dull workman.
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fads
fashion
tradition
timelessness
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Evelyn Waugh |
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47837ee
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Vulgar, but not as vulgar as Louis Vuitton, thought Sherman.
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louis-vuitton
designer
fashion
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Tom Wolfe |
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8dae6c9
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I was sufficiently recovered from my nervous condition - or else the booze was beginning to work - to be able to discuss with Rudi the merits of checked or striped trousers, which had been the great debate among the London nobs that year. I was a check-er myself, having the height and leg for it, but Rudi thought they looked bumpkinish, which only shows what damned queer taste they had in Austria in those days. Of course, if you'll put up with Metternich you'll put up with anything.
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metternich
stripes
trousers
fashion
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George MacDonald Fraser |
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7e71e19
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In 1916, Infants' and Children's Wear Review insisted upon pink for boys and blue for girls. In 1939, Parents magazine claimed that pink was a good color for boys because it was a pale version of red, which was the color of Mars, the war god. Blue was good for girls because it was the color of Venus, and of the Virgin Mary. So, pink for girls is a relatively recent trend, and utterly random.
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fashion
gender-stereotypes
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Tim Gunn |
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f734a4c
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I believe he was feeling a bit nervous. Possibly it was my costume that took him aback. I was dressed quite well, even elegantly, and looked as if I belonged to the best society.
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identity
style
society
fashion
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
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53019c7
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It's simple,' Kat told them. 'You bombard them with images of what they ought to be, and you make them feel grotty for being the way they are. You're working with the gap between reality and perception. That's why you have to hit them with something new, something they've never seen before, something they aren't. Nothing sells like anxiety.
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fashion-industry
magazines
fashion
consumerism
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Margaret Atwood |
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0e7dc46
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It's wisest always to be so clad that our friends need not ask us for our names.
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sartorial
style-guides
style
dress
fashion
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James Fenimore Cooper |
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131e07a
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"1) Leopardskin is always a neutral. 2) You can get away with nearly anything if you wear the thing with black opaque tights and boots. 3) Contrary to popular opinion, a belt is often not a good friend to a lady. Indeed, in many circumstances, it acts merely as a visual aid to help the onlooker settle the question: "Which half is fatter - the bottom or the top?" 4) Bright red is a neutral. 5) Sellotape is NOT strong enough to mend a hole in the crotch of a pair of tights. 6) You should NOT buy an outfit if you have to strike a sexy pose in the changing-room mirror to make it look good. On the other hand, if you immediately start dancing the minute you put it on, buy it, however much it costs: unless it's lots, in which case, you can't, so don't. Fashion magazines will NEVER say, "Actually, don't buy it if you can't afford it." Neither will your friends. I am probably the only person who will EVER say it to you. You're welcome."
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shopping
womanhood
fashion
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Caitlin Moran |
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75061f8
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I guess the fact that they made something they could be proud of is more important than any prize ever could be. I can understand that. The beauty of the clothing itself is in the eye of the beholder. Judging art on a point system in the first place seems totally ridiculous! But since I grew up in such a competitive, point-awarding world, I wanted the grand prize more than anything. I wanted to be number one and get all the glory. Glory, huh... how stupid!
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glory
fashion
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Ai Yazawa |
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2d7f727
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Whether they come from Brooks Brothers or a thrift store, the sweaters we wear have a magnificent ancestry. Their history spans the worlds of Irish fishermen, French knights, World War I soldiers, busty Hollywood 'sweater girls,' and the television saint Mr. Rogers. That history lives in each garment. By being aware of it, we can better appreciate what we have.
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sweaters
fashion
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Tim Gunn |
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acedf70
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As the final decade of the millennium dawned, there would be no greater expression of the cultural, economic, and social revolutions to come than fashion. What rock 'n' roll was to the '50s, drugs to the '60s, film to the '70s, and modern art to the '80s, fashion was to the '90s: the fuse, then the filter.
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history
fashion-industry
culture
fashion
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Maureen Callahan |
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e56b575
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"Alla andra kvinnor "mixar och matchar" och "kompletterar sin basgarderob". Och jag? Min favvotrend ar att "mixa de renaste plaggen"."
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fashion
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Caitlin Moran |
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87a4118
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Men's grooming is never suspect in the way women's grooming is--a well-dressed man does not worry that, because he is dressed well, certain assumptions might be made about his intelligence, his ability, or his seriousness. A woman, on the other hand, is always aware of how a bright lipstick or a carefully-put-together outfit might very well make others assume her to be frivolous.
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feminism
fashion
sexism
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
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f3ac1cd
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I have two wardrobes. One, the clothes I wear everyday, is made up mostly of dark denim jeans, black T-shirts, and, for special occasions, dress shirts. These clothes shroud my cowardice. These are the clothes I feel safe in. This is the armor I wear to face the world, and I assure you, armor is needed. I tell myself this armor is all I need. When I wear my typical uniform, it feels like safety, like I can hide in plain sight. I become less of a target. I am taking up space, but I am doing so in an unassuming manner so I am less of a problem, less of a disturbance. This is what I tell myself. My other wardrobe, the one that dominates most of my closet, is full of the clothes I don't have the courage to wear.
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body-image
clothes
uniform
fashion
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Roxane Gay |
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923291b
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I am still not used to being the possessor of such a grand title. I believe I shall have to start wearing a purple satin turban and carrying a lorgnette.
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romance
humor
witty-banter
regency-romance
mary-balogh
regency
dialogue
fashion
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Mary Balogh |
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b4c61e0
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An old man with overalls walked by; I don't think old people should wear overalls; it makes them look like shrivelly toddlers.
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funny
fashion-humor
fashion
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Aimee Bender |
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cddec27
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No matter how hard Miwako tries, Miwako can only copy her sister. Miwako loves to make clothes, but Miwako can't be a designer. Miwako has no originality.
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originality
fashion
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Ai Yazawa |
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7e934d6
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With a curt nod, Vane strode in. And stopped dead. Patience was in the hall, waiting- the sight literally stole his breath. As his gaze, helplessly, slid over her, over the soft green merino pelisse, severely cut and snugly fitted, its upstanding collar framing her face, over the tan gloves and half boots, over the pale green skirts peeking beneath the pelisse's hem, Vane felt something inside him tighten, click, and lock. Breathing was suddenly more difficult than if someone had buried a fist in his gut. Her hair, glinting in the light streaming in through the door, was coiffed differently, to more artfully draw attention to her wide golden eyes, to the creaminess of her forehead and cheeks, and the delicate yet determined line of her jaw. And the soft vulnerability of her lips.
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physical-beauty
patience-and-vane
patience-debbington
feminine-beauty
fashion
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Stephanie Laurens |
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7c6eb50
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Why hoard away so many back-issues of People Magazine? Fashion magazines are just empty promises. You can go bankrupt blowing all your cash on expensive beauty products, but the only way you'll ever look just like the people on those glossy front covers is if you know how to use computer editing software for photographs. Besides, people who think they are ugly, are never really all that ugly anyway. People who think they are pretty, are rarely ever all that pretty.
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gloss
photograph
magazine
photo
shallow
plastic
superficial
fake
makeup
fashion
pretty
ugly
|
Rebecca McNutt |
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a419fa9
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"My God, man!" I gargled. "The cravat! The gent's neckwear! Why? For what reason?"
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neckwear
ties
fashion
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P. G. Wodehouse |
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565398f
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Hermione was back, holding out a gossamer dress of rainbow chiffon so airy I thought of fireflies on a moonlight night.
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fireflies
fashion
|
Ruth Reichl |