Quote#Money & Wealth
The defendant styles herself "a creator of fashions." Her favor helps…
Quote byBenjamin N. Cardozo · 1870–1938
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Judicial opinions, Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, 222 N.Y. 88, 91; 118 N.E. 214 (N.Y. 1917). This opening paragraph has been debated among legal practitioners, some of whom take its tone to be a sly rebuke by Cardozo of a profession which he considered to have an exaggerated influence..
English (original)
The defendant styles herself "a creator of fashions." Her favor helps a sale. Manufacturers of dresses, millinery and like articles are glad to pay for a certificate of her approval. The things which she designs, fabrics, parasols and what not, have a new value in the public mind when issued in her name. She employed the plaintiff to help her to turn this vogue into money.
— Benjamin N. Cardozo
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