Vivienne Westwood quotes - page 5

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. (Vivienne Westwood)
Fashion is life-enhancing and I think it's a lovely, generous thing to do for other people. View quote
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I just use fashion as an excuse to talk about politics. Because I'm a fashion designer, it gives me a voice, which is really good. View quote
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What I'm always trying to say to the consumer is: buy less, choose well, make it last. View quote
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I really don't like women who try to be men. All these politicians, I think they're horrendous. We could have a brilliant future, but we have this terrible male vision of destroying everything. They'd better sort themselves out and become more womanly. View quote
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It's better to look important than sexy. View quote
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The main message of Climate Revolution is that climate change is caused by the rotten financial system we've got, designed to create poverty and rip off any profits for a small amount of rich people. Meanwhile, it destroys the earth. View quote
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I didn't do anything at the Queen, whom I admire. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think it is terribly important to have opinions, and to think. We live in a world of action without thought. View quote
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I've always felt heroic about my life... As a child, I remember little girls in the playground moaning about how boys could do more than they could. I didn't think that was the case at all. My parents didn't treat me as a girl. (Vivienne Westwood)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't care how many beauty treatments you have, I don't care which bag you're carrying – you have to have a dress. View quote
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Being part of a community with a church at its centre and singin' hymns is a great thing to do. View quote
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Fashion has become so whatever. I don't think there are any stones left to unturn. View quote
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I don't care if you get up in the morning and don't wash, don't put any make-up on, don't do your hair, even, but you have to have clothes if you want to look different. View quote
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I'm not sure what I think about current fashion, though. A few years ago, I would have said it's really, really bad and you hardly ever see anybody looking good. There must be some very good designers in the world. View quote
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I eat only vegetables and fruit, and to me it's the most aspirational diet because it's so easy. It's quite simple, the cooking I do. View quote
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The thing that makes my clothes really different is that, number one, they are really great designs; they're not tacky; they are very professional; the design is made from lots of decisions. View quote
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I'm very lucky. The public happens to like me. Maybe they like me because I use every opportunity to talk about injustice. (Vivienne Westwood)
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. View quote
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If you hear Anarchy in the UK today your hair stands on end. It gives you the shivers. View quote
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I always thought we had an environmental problem, but I hadn't realized how urgent it was. James Lovelock writes that by the end of this century there will be one billion people left. View quote
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If you saw Queen Elizabeth it would be amazing, she came from another planet. She was so attractive in what she was wearing. View quote
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