Fashion is not just about trends. It's about political history. You can trace it from the ancient Romans to probably until the '80s, and you can see defining moments that were due either to revolutions or changes in politics.

I think the world's just gone completely mad, with everyone wearing the same things, even celebrities.

There hasn't been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form.

I don't dress for effect, and I think that it never works out when someone does.

I spend a lot of time upside down. It increases the blood flow to the brain, so it really helps your creativity.

I treat clothing or a piece of jewelry like it was a piece of art.

As I got older I looked at the world and I realised, we need armour. So my jewellery and clothes became my armour