Fashion quotes

I wear wigs all the time on shows, and every day when I’m in public, at Dollywood. People say, ‚How many wigs do you have?‘ And I say, ‚Well, at least 365 because I wear at least one a day.‘

I want to look my best for God. So many people have the attitude that if you’re a Christian you’ve got to dress bad, wear an old color, not do anything to your hair, have nothing. It’s no wonder that Christianity is not very attractive. I mean, how many people do you know in a Western culture that’s going to go, ‚Yeah, give me some of that?‘

If I can get my dress on, my weight is under control.

I modelled my looks on the town tramp.

I’m not trying to be fashionable. Never was!

Fashion is that thing that saved me from being sad.

I’m like 6’2 when I wear heels, so I tend to wear cowboy boots a lot.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

I didn’t used to wear a watch. Now I have a SPOT watch, which I wear all the time.

I love dresses, and I’ve definitely thought about designing them someday. I just want to make sure that I wait until the time is perfect and I can do it right.

I barely can go shopping for clothes. I find it difficult to walk into stores. The whole thing bores me so much.

In a sense I portray myself in a very androgynous way, and I love androgyny.

The most important thing I can tell you about aging is this: If you really feel that you want to have an off-the-shoulder blouse and some big beads and thong sandals and a dirndl skirt and a magnolia in your hair, do it. Even if you’re wrinkled.

I try not to go around looking like a hag.

I’m easy to look like, so there are lots and lots of Dolly look-alikes.

I think I would like to go into modelling. Of course, I don’t know how to do it, and wouldn’t be any good at it if I did, so I’m going to employ someone to walk the catwalks on my behalf. It would still be me, of course.

A lot of people have said I’d have probably done better in my career if I hadn’t looked so cheap and gaudy. But I dress to be comfortable for me, and you shouldn’t be blamed because you want to look pretty.

I wouldn’t wanna go out not looking like the Dolly people have come to know, because I’ve come to know her that way, too.

When I get dressed, it’s like freestyling.

Everyone has their style and your style explains a lot about who you are – you feel me? I’ve had style since childhood, so I like to dress how I feel. But maybe I get carried away by some trends.

I’m 5’11, so when I wear heels, it’s definitely a really good view that I have. I’m, like, 6’2 when I wear heels, so I tend to wear cowboy boots a lot.

I like a colorful sock. I’m a sock man.

The one thing I couldn’t identify with was the blue cowboy outfit he put on.

I have tennis shoes with little rhinestones that I slip on if I exercise. But I always wear heels, even around the house. I’m such a short little thing, I can’t reach my kitchen cabinets.

The fashion I’ve acquired over the years is so sacred to me – from costumes to couture, high fashion to punk wear I’ve collected from my secret international hot spots. I keep everything in an enormous archive in Hollywood.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

It was a strike against me that I didn’t wear baggy jeans and jerseys and that I never hustled, never sold drugs.

If I decide to make a coat red in the show, it’s not just red, I think: is it communist red? Is it cherry cordial? Is it ruby red? Or is it apple red? Or the big red balloon red?

I’m big on what’s in good taste.

I wouldn’t wear tiny amounts of clothing in my real life so I don’t think it’s necessary to wear that stuff in photo-shoots.

Obviously black matches with everything.

Fashion breaks my heart.

I cap myself when I shop; I don’t like to spend extravagant amounts on clothes. But, I do get lent clothes for events, it’s scary to wear something so expensive, but I feel really pampered.

The sexiest thing that a woman can do, wear, and say all fall under one word to me: subtlety. To be subtle in the things that she does and the things she says and the things she wears – I appreciate the details.

A lot of the jewelry that I wear are fan gifts because they’re so awesome and they give me great presents.

When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about.

I like a good pair of jeans, but I also like putting on a nice tux. I’d rather go around in a good pair of jeans that you don’t wash every day, because they get more and more comfortable.

It never mattered to me that people in school didn’t think that country music was cool, and they made fun of me for it – though it did matter to me that I was not wearing the clothes that everybody was wearing at that moment. But at some point, I was just like, ‚I like wearing sundresses and cowboy boots.‘

The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it.

I love a pair of sexy heels with jeans, a nice jacket, or a little dress.

I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.

I try never to wear my own clothes, I pretend I’m someone else.

I wouldn’t say that anyone in fashion is on my side. I don’t think there’s anyone on my side.

A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.

All the awards in the world, you can get into all the nightclubs, they’ll send you the nicest clothes. Nothing better than walking into your dad’s restaurant and seeing a smile on his face and knowing that your mom and dad and your sister are real proud of you.

I love ripped jeans! They are flattering. I’m very petite, so I think they make my butt look lovely.

The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, ‚What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?‘ And, ‚How does creativity apply across the board?‘

When I was with Andy Warhol, I thought, ‚God, his wig looks cheaper than mine!‘

I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it’s a very healthy discipline.

Fashion is one thing, but style is another.

I always say that women should wear whatever makes them feel good about themselves. That’s what I always try to do.

With a suit, always wear big British shoes, the ones with large welts. There’s nothing worse than dainty little Italian jobs at the end of the leg line.

I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with Guess on it. I said, Thyroid problem?

When you’re 25 or 30, you know, you can’t wear lime-green eye shadow anymore.

It’s every girl’s dream to be a cover girl!

The importance of logo into today’s fashion is un! be! Lievable!

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.

The connection between dress and war is not far to seek; your finest clothes are those you wear as soldiers.

The difference between humans and other mammals is that we know how to accessorize.

I always loved advertising. If I hadn’t been in fashion, I’d have been in advertising.