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1. "Building a proper wardrobe is like building a home. Indeed, you should think of it like a home, because it is something you're going to live in. It must be comfortable and suit all your needs." ~ Edith Head

2. "I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for the animals - like Lassie." ~ Edith Head

3. "I always wear beige, black or white. For one thing I look good in them. For another, when I'm beside a star at a fitting, and she looks into the mirror, I don't want to be competing in any way." ~ Edith Head

4. "My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes." ~ Edith Head

5. "You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it." ~ Edith Head

6. "Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady." ~ Edith Head

7. "Some people need sequins, others don't." ~ Edith Head

8. "Fashion is a language. Some know it, some learn it, some never will - like an instinct." ~ Edith Head

9. "Even the most beautiful legs - Marlene Dietrich's, for instance - look better when the kneecap is covered." ~ Edith Head

10. "We don't make glamorous movies today. Everything now is very realistic, artistic - and depressing. When is the last time you you saw a wonderful musical or a fabulous fantasy?" ~ Edith Head

11. "Growing old gracefully used to begin at about 35, but today women prefer to 'stay young gratefully' with thanks to designers, beauticians and plastic surgeons." ~ Edith Head

12. "A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes." ~ Edith Head

13. "With women, there's a basic female instinct of caring deeply about the way they look; women stars have a narcissist complex." ~ Edith Head

14. "Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built wardrobe on a limited budget. 'Money,' I tell them, 'is no guarantee of taste, and an overstuffed wardrobe is often as bare as a skeleton when it comes to wearable apparel.'" ~ Edith Head

15. "As women, we all have certain weaknesses. I know one who can't resist pretty shoes but has nothing suitable to wear with them. Others adore frilly lingerie but never have any money to buy outer clothing." ~ Edith Head

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Jaenelle opened her mouth, closed it, and finally said timidly, "Do you think, when I'm grown up, I could wear an outfit like that?" Daemon bit his cheek. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Buying time, he looked down at himself. "Well," he said, giving it slow consideration, "the shirt would have to be altered somewhat to accommodate a female figure, but I don't see why not." Jaenelle beamed. "Daemon, it's a wonderful hat." It took him a moment to admit it to himself, but he was miffed. He stood in front of her, on display as it were, and the thing that fascinated her most was his hat. You do know how to bruise a man's ego, don't you, little one? he thought dryly as he said, "Would you like to try it on?" Jaenelle bounced to the mirror, brushing against him as she passed."
Author: Anne Bishop