- is recognised by Alexander Arbuthnot (a1585) Coistlie claythis . . . Quhilk dois bot foster pryide and vanitie. Also, from the Bannatyne Manuscript, we learn that
Pryd is amangis ws enterit . . . And lerd our lordis to go . . . With silkin gownis
[Pride has entered among us and taught our lords to go with silken gowns].
On the other hand, James Kelly in his 1721 collection of proverbs warns against a kind of inverted sartorial snobbery: Honesty is no Pride. This is directed towards people who make a point of dressing carelessly. He would not have approved of grunge.