Vivienne Westwood Quotes
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I am attracted to people who make this effort in knowing what suits them - they are individual and stylish.
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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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My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex.
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I like to literally put women on a pedestal
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How impossible it is for us to imagine ourselves victims of disaster. We suffer for the poor people who were thrown into the sea from their cruise ship off the coast of Tuscany, some losing their lives. Imagine a world of accelerating natural disasters, one after the other so that nobody can help anyone else.
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We moved into the back, made it into a little 50s sitting room and started to sell the records. We had an immediate success. For one thing, these Teddy Boys were thrilled to buy the records.
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Instead of buying six things, buy one thing that you really like. Don't keep buying just for the sake of it.
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In history people dressed much better than we do today.
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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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There's always a polemic in my clothes.
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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 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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My aim is to make the poor look rich and the rich look poor.
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The sexiest people are thinkers.
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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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The best night of my life was watching the Japanese Noh theater. I've only seen it once, but even saying it now, I think, 'How can I ever have this experience again?' It was so mesmerizing, so complicated and so primordial; I could not believe it.
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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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I disagree with everything I used to say.
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Being part of a community with a church at its centre and singin' hymns is a great thing to do.
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I was the first person to have a punk rock hairstyle.
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I don't feel comfortable defending my clothes. But if you've got the money to afford them, then buy something from me. Just don't buy too much.
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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.
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I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know?
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I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick.