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Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood
English Designer
Born: Apr 8, 1941
Fashion Me People Think World You
Related authors: Alexander McQueen Bruce Oldfield Jonathan Ive Mary Quant Tan France Thomas Heatherwick Trinny Woodall William Morris
I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life. Vivienne Westwood
Life Good Family Mother Example Though Good Mother Tried Always Very Family Life Regarding Even Routines Things
My beauty secret is absolutely no sun. Vivienne Westwood
Beauty Secret Sun Absolutely
I was born during the war and grew up in a time of rationing. We didn't have anything. It's influenced the way I look at the world. Vivienne Westwood
War Time World Way Born Rationing Look Up Influenced Grew Anything
However, because Britain is young and exciting, I did show my second line here once or twice. Vivienne Westwood
Young Once Exciting Because However Line Did Show Twice Second Here Britain
I think it's important to vote. Vivienne Westwood
Vote Important Think
My clothes are very popular in Japan. Vivienne Westwood
Clothes Very Japan Popular
The young Japanese, especially, love to wear the latest thing and when they come to London they head for my shops as part of what they want to find in Britain. Vivienne Westwood
Love Young Latest Find Wear London Part Head Come Shops Want Japanese Thing Britain
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. Vivienne Westwood
Success Buy Made Back Immediate One Thing Thrilled Records Had Boy Were Sell Sitting Moved Little Room Thing Started Teddy
Even though it was the 70s, we found old stocks of clothes that had never been worn from the 50s and took them apart. I started to teach myself how to make clothes from that kind of formula. Vivienne Westwood
Myself Old Clothes Took Worn Though Kind Never Had Make How Been Stocks Apart Formula Them Teach Even Found Started
But, the thing is, since I always had my own little shop and direct access to the public, I've been able to build up a technique without marketing people ever telling me what the public wants. Vivienne Westwood
Me People Build Own Marketing Telling Able Direct My Own Had Since Without Access Always Been Up Shop Wants Public Little Ever Technique Thing
But, having a perfume and license, in general, is a financial necessity. A designer must, to reap back the money spent on prototypes and all that sort of thing. Vivienne Westwood
Money Financial Reap Back Spent License Must General Having Perfume Sort Prototype Thing Designer Necessity
It is not possible for a man to be elegant without a touch of femininity. Vivienne Westwood
Man Possible Touch Without Femininity Elegant
In Italy they take cheap cloth and make it look expensive, but I take expensive cloth and make it look cheap. They just don't understand. Vivienne Westwood
Take Cheap Look Make Understand Italy Just Cloth Expensive
Britishness is just a way of putting things together and a certain don't care attitude about clothes. You don't care, you just do it and it looks great. Vivienne Westwood
Attitude Great You Together Care Clothes Just Do It Way About Putting Looks dont Care Just Certain Things
What I remember as a child is that other kids didn't care about suffering. I always did. Vivienne Westwood
Suffering Remember Care Other Other Kids Kids About Always Child Did
I'll tell you what I was like as a child. I was a good person. I was high-spirited but I was a big reader. Vivienne Westwood
Good You Good Person Big Tell Like Reader Child Person
I never look at fashion magazines. I find them incredibly boring. Vivienne Westwood
Fashion Incredibly Find Boring Magazines Never Look Them
More people should read books. It's the most concentrated experience you can have. Vivienne Westwood
You Experience People Books More More People Concentrated Most Read Should
I tend not to like an awful lot of what is going out under my name now because it is just all product. Who needs it? Vivienne Westwood
Needs Out Tend Name Like Because Lot Going Just Product Who Now Awful Awful Lot
If you see everything from the point of view of women being victims in some way, you don't see the wood for the trees. It is better to be a person than a woman. Vivienne Westwood
You Woman Women Better Trees Everything Way See Some Point Point Of View Than Person Wood Being Victims View
I don't follow politics much. Vivienne Westwood
Politics Follow Much
Everybody looks like clones and the only people you notice are my age. I don't notice anybody unless they look great, and every now and again they do, and they are usually 70. Vivienne Westwood
Great You Age People Every Everybody Unless Only Like Look Looks Anybody Again Notice Now
If you saw Queen Elizabeth it would be amazing, she came from another planet. She was so attractive in what she was wearing. Vivienne Westwood
You Queen Amazing Saw Would Would-Be Wearing Attractive She Another Came Planet Elizabeth
The French have got taste. Vivienne Westwood
French Got Taste
What I'm always trying to say to the consumer is: buy less, choose well, make it last. Vivienne Westwood
Buy Say Consumer Well Make Always Trying Choose Less Last
If you wear clothes that don't suit you, you're a fashion victim. You have to wear clothes that make you look better. Vivienne Westwood
Fashion You Better Clothes Victim Wear Look Make Suit
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