I am a clothes maker, and that's all I am. I only want to talk about the making of the clothes. I don't feel the need to go out there and explain that.

In the '70s, if anything, it was a more interesting time in fashion. It was a time when things were changing, especially in London.

It would have more meaning for me to hear what critics have to say if their values and their ways of living were deeper and more serious.

The more people that are afraid when they see new creation, the happier I am. I think the media has some responsibility to bear for people becoming more conservative. Many parts of the media have created the situation where uninteresting fashion can thrive.

I can't become naked for everybody. It's never going to be possible for the person to write the whole story completely, so I find bits of myself, bits of what I think in some articles. And I don't give lip service to journalists. I never make them feel comfortable. I say, "It's your job to make the story."

Feeling free inside oneself is being free.

For something to be beautiful it doesn’t have to be pretty.