Lesley Lawson Quotes
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We all have bits that we don't like, but you don't have to be a size 10 to look wonderful.
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From as far back as I can remember, I was always insecure about my looks, whether it was my flat chest, my skinny legs, or how to cope with my body as it changed. With hindsight, I can see I was different. I was given a body that worked for photographic modelling and a photogenic face.
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My weakness is chocolate - especially butterscotch and nut varieties.
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For me, getting older doesnt mean throwing away a favourite-coloured lipstick or a fabulous pair of boots; instead, its about harnessing all the great things I have learnt over the years about what does and doesnt suit me, and enjoying the way in which cleverly selected outfits can enhance the nice bits.
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I am very sad that some designers are still using real fur when the fake alternatives are so effective and so easily obtainable.
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The sixties were a time when ordinary people could do extraordinary things . . . !
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I've never really had a waist. Even when I was at my slimmest, my silhouette was very straight up, straight down. But I have learnt how to give myself a bit of waist by optical illusion. For this, bring on the belts.
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At sixteen, I was a funny, skinny little thing, all eyelashes and legs. And then, suddenly people told me it was gorgeous. I thought they had gone mad.
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I love Kate Moss. I've worked with her a couple of times, and she is a great girl, really funny and easy to work with.
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We want to raise the children the parents aren't raising. I think we want to press individuality on people, though that doesn't necessarily mean being like us. But, it doesn't mean that if you come dressed like us that you aren't being yourself.
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I want to continue to try and break the barrier between male and female.
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Confusion is the best form of communication. It's left to be unexplained.
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I’m just mad for San Francisco. It is like London and Paris stacked on top of each other.
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Ageing doesn't mean giving up on style and individuality; it doesn't mean abandoning fashion and living in comfy slippers and flannel knickers.
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I don't like it when people say, 'You're 45, so you should be wearing X and never Y.' For me, dressing is about attitude, not age.
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I was very skinny, but that was just my natural build. I always ate sensibly - being thin was in my genes.
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Wearing a bold print gets harder as you get older. It's safer to stick to subtle prints or block colours. I have always found prints quite tricky. My daughter Carly, who is on the design team at Stella McCartney, is obsessed with them.
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Yes, black is slimming, but it's not always youthful. The right tone of red, however, is flattering on all women.
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Christianity, like most religions, works with fear. Sins can be confessed and you are 'Clean again' and can start to sin again without thinking about your old sins. We believe that people should ask themselves why they sinned. They should show some responsibility.
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Fluted sleeves or any sleeve that flares out before coming in again at the wrist are very feminine and a great way to distract from the dreaded 'bingo wings.'
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Always be natural. Putting on airs will make a giggle out of you. Be yourself and if you don't know something say so.
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The key with a full-skirt shape is to balance it out with a great figure-hugging top.
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My relationship with M&S continues to be an exciting journey, from modelling to designing my online range.
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My elder sister used to get the fashion magazines, and I would go through them and find things I liked and buy fabric and copy them. But I hated what I looked like. I mean, I was sooo skinny.