We wanted to step off our island and add the color of the third world. We got gold cigarette paper and stuck it around our teeth. We really did look like pirates and dressed to look the part.

There’s this idea that somehow you’ve got to keep changing things, and as often as possible. Maybe if people just decided not to buy anything for a while, they’d get a chance to think about what they wanted; what they really liked.

It is all about technique. The great mistake of this century is to put inspiration and creativity first.

Shoes must have very high heels and platforms to put women's beauty on a pedestal.

If we didn't have the Chinese buying things, we'd be on the floor.

I have considered voting Conservative because I am so against the Labour party.

If you ask me what I think people should be getting next season, I’ll tell you what I’d like them to buy—nothing. I’d like people to stop buying and buying and buying.