Matthew Williamson Quotes
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I grew up in the dark ages, pre-digital, when everyone would wait for a magazine each month to see these models who became legendary and iconic, like Kate Moss.
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The peacock has become one of my regular sources of inspiration from nature.
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I did candles because I wanted a candle to put in my home. I couldn't find one I liked.
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I wanted to create a collection of leather handbags which would not only reflect the brand's DNA but also appeal to a busy cosmopolitan woman.
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Louise Wilson told me she wanted to see more of the 1997 show. And so I needed to reissue that.
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I wasn't inspired by lunatic asylums or anything like that.
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People think of me and think, 'Ibiza and hippy look.' I'm trying to expand.
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I don't usually Skype. I've used it once, but my boyfriend had to leave instructions: 'This is how you Skype me.' We do it for the business, of course - we have the site and trade online - but, personally, I'm not passionate about it.
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I'm an independent fashion house.
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I got my fair share of stick. But I surrounded myself with fabulous girls, and they all loved me because I made them clothes. I remember making them all leopard print tops and tartan skirts for a party we went to once. It's scary to think about it now, actually.
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My clothes and my interiors are about making people smile.
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I think the woman who buys my dress also wants a beautiful pillow.
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I love the fact that H&M has created a new phenomenon in fashion through the pioneering concept of collaborating with high-end designers to create one-off limited-edition capsule collections. I am thrilled that my creations for H&M will be accessible to - and hopefully enjoyed by - so many people around the world.
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I approach any collaboration I do differently.
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I've been fascinated with interior design for as long as I can remember.
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I've always felt like a designer of lifestyle that has a certain spirit and bohemian quality.
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I love taking elements and colours from nature and then distorting them somehow.
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Developing a new designer colouring book with Laurence King has been a real passion project of mine.
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We know what the customer wants, and so we're buying in a totally different way.
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My parents knew there was no point in pushing the football thing. I hated the boots.
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Everything I've designed is intended not to match perfectly but to sit together in harmony, to add flair and personality to any room.
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A catwalk show is just how it's done; it's just what you do - it's central to the presentation of a collection. It will be a very brave designer who gives up the catwalk entirely in favour of a digital show.
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I always wanted to be a designer and always felt surprised as a child when my sister used to deliberate about whether to be a nurse or a teacher.
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We're not waiting for the fashion cycle to have 180 buyers come in and see the collection and go, 'We like it, we'll buy it, and we'll have it in June.' The only one we're selling to is Net-A-Porter, and the rest is through our site.