“Posh does not equal style. Really, God, that's just ridiculous. Posh equals tradition. Anyone can achieve style. It doesn't matter who you are or where you're from.”

—  Susannah Constantine

As quoted in "Mammary mia!" by Vicky Allan in The Sunday Herald http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20020908/ai_n12578387/pg_1 (8 September 2002)

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