For generations, men and women far more informed and knowledgeable than we would ever claim to be have been imparting sage style advice that still resonates to this day.

We’ve rounded up our favourite nuggets of wisdom, below, which we think all modern gentleman should hear, in a bid to help inspire the way you dress and approach fashion and style on a daily basis. Enjoy…

1. “Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live.” – Gianni Versace

2. “A man should look as if he has bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care and then forgotten all about them.” – Hardy Amies

3. “It is both delusional and stupid to think that clothes don’t really matter and we should all wear whatever we want. Most people don’t take clothing seriously enough, but whether we should or not, clothes do talk to us and we make decisions based on people’s appearances.” – G. Bruce Boyer

4. “The difference between style and fashion is quality.” – Giorgio Armani

5. “A good trick as you get older is to get a thick pair of glasses that have a dark frame. Everything else can droop and slide but that pair of dark glasses stays sharp and crisp. Look at Cary Grant. Look at Vidal Sassoon. – Tom Ford

6. “If you’re not sure whether it looks good on you, it doesn’t.” – Scott Omelianuk

7. “Well-dressed men know that nothing worthwhile is ever outmoded, that a superb tailor’s work is ageless.” – Finis Farr

8. “Know first who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.” – Epictetus

9. “Dress up your sportswear and dress down your formalwear.” – Luciano Barbera

10. “To achieve the nonchalance, which is absolutely necessary for a man, one article at least must not match.” – Hardy Amies

11. “Create your own visual style… Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.” – Orson Welles