“It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies, could they be
made to understand how little the heart of a man is affected by what is
costly or new in their attire... Woman is fine for her own satisfaction
alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the
better for it. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former, and a
something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the
latter.”
―
Jane Austen,
Northanger Abbey