Lace Quotes - page 2

And isn't that, at it's core, what the princess fantasy is about for all of us? "Princess" is how we tell little girls that they are special, precious. "Princess" is the wish that we could protect them from pain, that they would never know sorrow, that they will live happily ever after ensconces in lace and innocence. (Peggy Orenstein)
Playboy is the second most-recognised symbol in the world after Coca-Cola, It's a Hollywood walk of fame for female bodies. My dad is a different story – he threw me out of the house when I was 16 because I worked in the lingerie store and wore black lace panties. But he loved that I was on the Playboy cover; suddenly I was his daughter again. In fact, everything changed after the Playboy cover. Before, people were scared of me, but suddenly what I did was validated. View quote
Dita Von Teese
I collect underwear from my travels. Lace, lingerie, bodysuits... they're like souvenirs. View quote
Miranda Kerr
Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball. View quote
Andrew Vachss
What was the point in satin and lace if it didn't make a man struggle to speak? View quote
Alexandra Ivy
Even talking, I'm super-loud. I could never have that kind of meek, little wispy whimsical lavender and lace voice. It comes from my body. There's no way I can fight it. View quote
Beth Ditto
Leather and lace is such a sexy combination. View quote
Brad Goreski
My sister really drooled a lot when she was younger. For her wedding, I was going to get her one of those lace drool cups that go around the ears. View quote
Cheri Oteri
But a part of me lies buried in lace and roses on a riverbank in France-a part of me is broken off forever. A part of me will be unflyable, stuck in the climb. View quote
Elizabeth Wein
I love playing around with vintage fabrics and lace. View quote
Helena Christensen
Some men got excited by white lace and a translucent negligee. My love muffin got excited by a woman dressed to murder. There was probably something deeply twisted about that. Lucky for me, negligees were never my thing. (Ilona Andrews)
Rachel, my itchy witch," Al said as he tugged the lace at his cuffs. "We've talked about this. You simply must stop collecting nasty little men. How many do you really need, love? View quote
Kim Harrison
My style is definitely schizophrenic; it does change from day to day a lot. It depends on my mood: sometimes I'll be going through a girly, childlike stage and wear a pretty lace dress with a bow in my hair. Then sometimes I'll be moody and just wear black. View quote
Amber Le Bon
I love the feel of good quality Italian black lace that feels delicate and really feminine. View quote
Nicole Trunfio
I grew up on a suburban street with lace curtains and dull neighbours, so I made up stories to tell my friend, in which they became serial killers and burglars. She told her mother, who then told mine. View quote
Nina Bawden
Says the girl dressed up in formal Goth mourning," Shane said. "Seriously, who buys a black lace veil? You keep that on hand for special occasions, like prom and kid's birthdays? View quote
Rachel Caine
I don't have a traditional design background, but it's inherent to me. My father was in the fabric industry, and even my grandfather and my great-grandfather were lace manufacturers. View quote
Stacey Bendet
The best reason for a knitter to marry is that you can't teach the cat to be impressed when you finish a lace scarf. View quote
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Older women can afford to agree that femininity is a charade, a matter of colored hair, ecru lace and whalebones, the kind of slap and tat that transvestites are in love with, and no more. View quote
Germaine Greer
What can I do with my happiness? How can I keep it, conceal it, bury it where I may never lose it? I want to kneel as it falls over me like rain, gather it up with lace and silk, and press it over myself again. View quote
Anaïs Nin
Knitwear can play a vital part in layering. The simplicity of a lightweight cardigan makes it one of the best ways to layer outfits. I love granddad cardis for winter, worn over a vintage lace shirt, waistcoat and full skirt with slouchy boots. (Twiggy)
He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a painting, a statuette, a rare lace curtain - no matter what - after he had bought it and placed it among his household gods. View quote
Kate Chopin
I believe that anything can be for men or women. I mean, I've worn a lace dress before! View quote
Marc Jacobs
I think when I started to get in shape and spend time at the gym, I could be better to other people and be better to myself and get back to loving fashion and experience it myself. I started to wear kilts and lace dresses. View quote
Marc Jacobs
The history of Buenos Aires is written in its telephone directory. Pompey Romanov, Emilio Rommel, Crespina D. Z. de Rose, Ladislao Radziwil, and Elizabeta Marta Callman de Rothschild - five names taken at random from among the R's - told a story of exile, desolation, disillusion, and anxiety behind lace curtains. View quote
Bruce Chatwin