The Lost Art of Dress Quotes

“If you cannot walk more than a block in your shoes, they are not shoes; they are pretty sculptures that you happen to have attached to your feet. You could hang them from your wrists for all the good they are doing you in terms of locomotion. Better to put them on a shelf and admire them from afar.”
― Linda Przybyszewski, The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish

“She possessed the rare combination of dignity and overflowing enthusiasm, and kindled something of her own fire in others.”
― Linda Przybyszewski, The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish

“Instead, a girl first needs to work on “correcting mistakes if there is an opportunity,” and must become good at “recognizing but not advertising her own shortcomings.”2”
― Linda Przybyszewski, The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish