Vivienne Westwood Quotes
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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.
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The best fashion accessory is a book.
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My fashion advice is to have a flattering mirror and then forget about it.
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I don't watch television and I rarely go to the cinema, but I recently watched 'The King's Speech' on a flight. It was so beautiful and so simple.
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I have always loved the Mao cap, though I hate violent revolution.
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I don't have space to enter into the examples or the history of this, so I'm left with having to make the bold statement that culture is extinct.
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You've got to invest in the world, you've got to read, you've got to go to art galleries, you've got to find out the names of plants. You've got to start to love the world and know about the whole genius of the human race. We're amazing people.
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I haven't told anyone this before, but when I was a teenager... I actually thought I was turning into a boy, and I didn't really care. It didn't bother me at all.
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All that self-expression has just created a generation of morons, hooked on an endless appetite for rubbish.
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I have too much product, and I'm trying to rein it in and sell more of my main collection. I wish you didn't have to design so often; it would be good if you could keep on selling the same things for a few years and not have to do new things all the time.
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The sexiest people are thinkers.
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I have certain signatures, certain cutting principles. It could be a raw-edged seam; it could be leaving the lining of sheepskin exposed so it's not perfectly finished. I invent new ways to do it, but the end goal is always the same.
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There is no hierarchy of values any more. Real progress is due mainly to human genius, and that's rare, and usually stems from a real elite, from a hierarchy.
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In history people dressed much better than we do today.
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I never look at fashion magazines. I find them incredibly boring. To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I've got books I need to read. More people should read books. It's the most concentrated experience you can have. You know, all those incredible geniuses concentrated their lifetimes' experiences in books. It's much better than chattering away to somebody who's never read anything and knows nothing at all.
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I didn't want to be a fashion designer, and for a good half of my career I didn't like it. I always wanted to do other things.
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I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know?
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My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex.
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My children came out as individuals in their own right. They were not my products. They had their own characters and were very strong-minded. I gave them a lot of freedom when they were still very young. The one thing they got from me is morals. They would never betray anyone. They are really good people.
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When I'm in the street, the only people I notice are usually at least 70 years old, because they look really stylish.
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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.
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I disagree with everything I used to say.
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I'm different from any other designer, businesswise, in that I've built this company up and I own it. I never had business hype behind me to promote my image... My image is real... I have never had marketing people telling me what to do.
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Being part of a community with a church at its centre and singin' hymns is a great thing to do.