Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody's buying far too many clothes.

Wear a towel instead of a coat, it’s very chic. Or your husband’s boxer shorts with a belt, or something from your grandmother. It’s all about do-it-yourself at the moment.

We are so conformist; nobody is thinking. We are all sucking up stuff; we have been trained to be consumers, and we are all consuming far too much.

If you hear Anarchy in the UK today your hair stands on end. It gives you the shivers.

People have never looked so ugly as they do today. We just consume far too much.

My children came out as individuals in their own right. They were not my products. They had their own characters and were very strong-minded. I gave them a lot of freedom when they were still very young. The one thing they got from me is morals. They would never betray anyone. They are really good people.

To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I've got books I need to read.