Daphne Guinness Quotes
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I don't regard clothing as disposable, which is probably why I have so much of it!
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From 1989 to 2000, I was focusing in on my children. I hadn't realized the world had changed a lot. AIDS had happened, for starters, and so many people in the arts died or were affected.
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Writing is a funny thing. It's not like you're working on a schedule. It comes in fits and starts.
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I'm normally late, so I just kind of throw on the sort of thing that's at hand. And then I'll go through phases of wearing the same thing again and again and again - and my wardrobe is mainly about black and white, so it goes together. I'll play with certain elements, but I don't really think about it too much.
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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.
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Everyone wants to get behind the red rope, but actually: be yourself, don't believe what you see, don't believe all this marketing.
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Nothing terrifies me more than being social.
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People always assume I don't need to work for money, but my divorce settlement was not as much as it's always reported to be.
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There are a lot of people who do a lot of things to be outrageous with fashion, hair or makeup.
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I treat clothing or a piece of jewelry like it was a piece of art, even though people who collect clothes get a bad rap because they're told it's all vanity.
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Fantasy appeals to me and can be very much reflected in my dress - but then, each day is different. Not every day is a magical day.
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There hasn't been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form.
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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.
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Through art, you create your own world.
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I don't like to look at myself in the mirror, which is why my eye makeup is always crooked.
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Seasons are really annoying. You get a really great pair of shoes or a beautiful pair of boots, and then you try to get them again four months later, and they say, 'Oh no, that was last season.'
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I just am who I am. And then when people label me eccentric or different, I'm kind of astonished because I think, 'This is completely normal. This is just how I am, it's how I've always been.'
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I never read gossip press. I just read books. And I never switch on the TV anymore.
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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.
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I can't understand it when people are closed-minded. I mean, boy, have I made mistakes and been very wrong. I can't tell you the amounts of times I've been let down, but I still try to see the best in people.
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I'd quite like to have one place where I stay put. And I don't like living in cities all the time. In order to have ideas, you have to have some peace and quiet.
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I don't approach fashion; fashion approaches me!
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Normally, you should be dead if you have a retrospective.
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In fashion, there are so many gangs, if you identify too much with one, you get caught - I would lose my freedom.