"Nice clothes," I said close to his ear while we waited.

"My clothes," he said grandly, gathering me into his arms.

"Civilized clothes," I answered, and said nothing more about his mother.

"My clothes," Alessan said, holding out his hand for them.

Her clothes would have said that if nothing else did, a short dark coat and voluminous trousers not much different from Birgitte's.

Another broker, who had a prior career in the garment industry, suggested that the clothes say it all.

I suppose the clothes say there's a certain amount of strangeness to the music also.

"These clothes," the captain said, taking a slow step forward.

Both are well into their third decade; their clothes said they were earning almost six figures.

Casual clothes say - well, the word "contempt" comes to mind, although maybe it's too harsh.