Marc Jacobs

I like to take on the thing I don't like at the moment. I like to find something that looks wrong or feels off, something that I would never have done in the past, like brocade. And then all of a sudden, if we can make brocade work, then we've really done something, because I hate it. And that's just a reference. I don't actually hate brocade.

American Designer

Margo Jefferson

The piece I most love wearing is Mother's gold brocade cocktail dress with matching jacket... It's 'flip and flirty,' as my mother prescribed. It's crisp yet splendid. It makes me feel I've put on made-to-order armor. My mother's armor. Armor that helped shield me from exclusion. Armor that helped shield me from inferiority.

American Critic

Teju Cole

Probably the biggest temptation that young writers face is to be entertaining, to show your bag of tricks and do a bit of tap dancing. I read a lot of things, and I keep seeing this brocade of voice where someone is trying to be too pally with you or ingratiating on the page.

Nigerian Writer

Elizabeth Wurtzel

By never marrying, I ended up never divorcing, but I also failed to accumulate that brocade of civility and padlock of security - kids you do or don't want, Tiffany silver you never use - that makes life complete.

American Writer

Leandra Medine

I wore some stupid brocade dress to my prom.

American Author

Brocade is often associated with luxury, opulence, and high status due to its rich textures and materials.

Luxury Connotation

Brocade was historically used for clothing of royalty and nobility, suggesting a traditional or classical style.

Historical Garment

Brocade garments are typically worn on formal occasions and are seen as too ornate for casual wear.

Formal Occasions

Creating brocade involves skilled craftsmanship and is seen as an art form in textile design.

Artisan Skill

Brocade weaving varies by culture, each having unique patterns and symbols woven into the fabric.

Cultural Variations

Brocade fabrics are often treasured for their intricate patterns and the technical skill required to make them.

Highly Valued

 I am still wearing the white brocade doublet Caroline gave me. It has a plain high collar, detachable sleeves and intricate buttons of twisted silk thread, set close together so that the fit is snug. The doublet makes me think of a coverlet on the vast bed.

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