But things don't necessarily have to be that expensive to be good. As long as they are expensive enough to last.

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. At the end of the Roman era, there was this whole move against togas, because that was the signifier of the Roman Empire. In the same way, the '60s were a reaction against the '50s and so on. But now we've been feeding on a sort of cadaver. At the moment, we're just endlessly recycling the past.

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

A marriage is a solemn affair. The tempest of emotions and the myriad of arrangements are giddying, and when one is faced with these, clothing seems to be the last of one's priorities.

Memories are like mercury. Every time you sort of try to get near them, they slip out of your hand like a bar of soap.

People always assume I don't need to work for money, but my divorce settlement was not as much as it's always reported to be.

I really don't understand the idea of a celebrity stylist. Is it a real job? I know there's unemployment, but frankly the railways need to be fixed, too.