馬子にも衣装

Meaning

1. exp
   anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; clothes on a packhorse driver

Example sentences

• あらまあ、馬子にも衣装とはこのことだねぇ。スーツ着ると結構格好いいじゃん。

  Well, it's just like the proverb "fine feathers make a fine bird". You look really good when you wear a suit.

• へえ、今日はおしゃれじゃない。馬子にも衣装てのはこのことだね。

  Look at you - all scrubbed and dressed. They say the clothes make the man.

• 馬子にも衣装だな。

  Clothes make the man.