"Never dress above your station; it is a grevious mistake, and leads to great evils, besides being the proof of an utter want of taste. Care more for the nice fitting of your dress than for its material. An ill-made silk is not equal in its appearance to the plainest material well-made."
-- Richard A. Wells, Manners, Culture and Dress of the Best American Society, 1894.
(And yes, I know, the illustration there is from 1917, but I've been looking for an excuse to use that picture and it seemed so apt...)
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