It’s a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change is that you will change, your life will change, and if you can change you, you can perhaps change the world.
My clothes have a story. They have an identity. They have a character and a purpose. That’s why they become classics. Because they keep on telling a story. They are still telling it.
When I’m in the street, the only people I notice are usually at least 70 years old, because they look really stylish.
The most erotic zone is the imagination.
Buy less, choose well: that’s the maxim. Quality not quantity. That’s the most environmentally friendly thing you can do.
Fasion is about eventually becoming naked.
The fight is no longer between the classes or between rich and poor but between the idiots and the eco-conscious.
The main message of Climate Revolution is that climate change is caused by the rotten financial system we’ve got, designed to create poverty and rip off any profits for a small amount of rich people. Meanwhile, it destroys the earth.
I think dress, hairstyle and make-up are the crucial factors in projecting an attractive persona and give one the chance to enhance one’s best physical features.
I’m not terribly interested in beauty. What touches me is someone who understands herself.
I’m not trying to do something different, I’m trying to do the same thing but in a different way.
It’s true the punk fashion itself was iconographic: rips and dirt, safety pins, zips, slogans, and hairstyles. These motifs were so iconic in themselves – motifs of rebellion.
I try to concentrate on quality clothing and accessories that are worth having, and to get my people to take fewer trips by air and stay longer each time they travel. It’s more human, especially if they take time to visit an art gallery while there.
My clothes are very popular in Japan.
Prince Charles is definitely my hero; he uses his position to do only good in this world.
The orb came about because I wanted to do this kitsch sweater for Prince Charles when he went hunting and fishing with his kilt on.
I’ve got a real sense of three-dimensional geometry. I can look at a flat piece of fabric and know that if I put a slit in it and make some fabric travel around a square, then when you lift it up it will drape in a certain way, and I can feel how that will happen.
Shoes must have very high heels and platforms to put women’s beauty on a pedestal.
Instead of buying six things, buy one thing that you really like. Don’t keep buying just for the sake of it.
The young need discipline and a full bookcase.