William Shakespeare on Clothing

“He will come to her in yellow stockings, and 'tis a color she abhors; and cross-gartered, a fashion she detests.”

“Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man.”

“So tedious is this day, As is the night before some festival To an impatient child, that hath new robes, And may not wear them.”

“With silken coats, and caps, and golden rings, With ruffs, and cuffs, and farthingales, and things; With scarfs, and fans, and double change of bravery, With amber bracelets, beads, and all this knavery.”