Emily Posts
September 22, 2010
“Clothes not only add to our appearance; they are our appearance. The first impression that we make upon others depends entirely upon what we wear and how we wear it… What makes a brilliant party? Clothes. Good clothes. A frumpy party is nothing more nor less than a collection of badly dressed persons.”
Emily Post on “The Clothes of a Lady,” 1922
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Comments
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Nicole — I know! I cracked up. I post them partly because I adore her and partly in jest.
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Katie, I am wild for these “Emily Posts”! It’s definitely with a mix of love and horror that I read Ms Post, but I can’t resist!
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Lena — Glad you like them : ) I understand the mix of ‘love and horror’ — though much of her advice is still applicable, much of it also, these days, is to be taken with a grain of salt.
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I love this so much! It is so true. Who wants to take photos of a rockin party with frumpy clothes? Not so much!
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hiya luv! i haven’t talked to you in ages. how have you been? how is married life? :)gina
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Emmy says:
I actually just picked up a few of Emily Posts books from the library this afternoon for research of sorts. I’m pretty excited to read one of her books and see what tidbits I come away with.
Too funny :)