As I got older I looked at the world and I realised, we need armour. So my jewellery and clothes became my armour.
A marriage is a solemn affair. The tempest of emotions and the myriad of arrangements are giddying, and when one is faced with these, clothing seems to be the last of one’s priorities.
Part of being a conscious human being, is having an intention. And if you put an intention into whatever you do, it’s definitely going to be more satisfying in the end.
Everyone thought I was going to fall down on my shoes and I kept saying, ‘Well if I do I’ll just get up!’
If I think about it too much, I can’t get dressed.
I’ve been really upset sometimes when I’ve been misquoted. And it’s the one thing they use in big print. Or it’s taken out of context. Thoughts are fluid and words are sticky. That’s the thing.
There hasn’t been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form.
I think the world’s just gone completely mad, with everyone wearing the same things, even celebrities.
Fashion is not just about trends. It’s about political history. You can trace it from the ancient Romans to probably until the ’80s, and you can see defining moments that were due either to revolutions or changes in politics.
Memories are like mercury. Every time you sort of try to get near them, they slip out of your hand like a bar of soap.
Everyone wants to get behind the red rope, but actually: be yourself, don’t believe what you see, don’t believe all this marketing.
I hate the idea of making any of my children into a mini-me. That would be terrible.
I never read gossip press. I just read books. And I never switch on the TV anymore.
I don’t dress for effect, and I think that it never works out when someone does.
I think it’s beautiful to be able to cover yourself in metal. I love the color and the way it reflects. But it is also a protection.
Human beings all mimic each other.
I don’t tell anybody else what to wear. I would never dream of it.
I play piano and I sing. But I do that for fun. I mean, I do everything for fun.
Holding a note is a very difficult thing – you have to use your whole body to achieve a perfect pitch.
Fragrance takes you on a journey of time. You can walk down the street and pass someone and get taken back 20 years. It’s very Proustian that way.
I really don’t understand the idea of a celebrity stylist. Is it a real job? I know there’s unemployment, but frankly the railways need to be fixed, too.