Subject: Appearance » Clothing (Page 5)

The maitre d’hotel of a smart hotel: I am sorry, sir, but you have no necktie.
Groucho: That’s all right, don’t be sorry. I remember the time I had no pants.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

When I see a man of shallow understanding extravagantly clothed, I feel sorry – for the clothes.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

There is nothing so unbecoming on the beach as a wet kilt.

Women: You can't live with them, and you can't get them to dress up in a skimpy little Nazi costume and beat you with a warm squash or something.

(1956 – ) American comedian

Jeans: Lower half of the international uniform of youth.

Bikini: Baiting Suit.

Chanel No. 5

(1926 – 1962) actress, sex symbol

There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.

(1667 – 1745) Irish satirist & essayist

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

After I told my wife that black underwear turned me on, she didn't wash [mine] for a month.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

If it says “one size fits all,” it doesn’t fit anyone.

A lady is one who never shows her underwear unintentionally.


Hockey is a sport for white men; basketball is a sport for black men; golf is a sport for white men dressed like pimps.

professional golfer

I like what mechanics wear… overall.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

If you don’t want gays in the military, make the uniforms ugly.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised so high to reveal so much that needs to be covered so badly.

(1904 – 1980) English photographer, interior, stage & costume designer

The sloppier the rebel uniform, the more likely the overthrow of the existing government.

Very few blacks will take up golf until the requirement for plaid pants is dropped.

(1949 – ) American stand-up comedian

If the shoe fits, it's too expensive.

writer, humorist, columnist & speaker

I think vests are all about protection; like a life vest protects you from drowning and bulletproof vests protect you from getting shot and the sweater vest protects you from pretty girls.

(1973 – ) American comedian