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Phrase(s): Fine feathers make fine birds.
Prov. If you dress elegantly, people will think you are elegant. (Can be used ironically, to suggest that even though someone dresses well, he or she is not a high-class person.) • Bill: I don’t see why I should have to wear a necktie for a job interview. Jane: Fine feathers make fine birds.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs