The capitalist system is about taking from the Earth and from the other great commodity, labour. What's happening with this system is that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and the only way out of it is supposed to be growth. But growth is debt. It's going to make the situation worse.

Instead of buying six things, buy one thing that you really like. Don't keep buying just for the sake of it.

When I was a little girl you used to learn to sew all the holes in things, darning socks, but nobody mends things anymore.

When I'm in the street, the only people I notice are usually at least 70 years old, because they look really stylish.

I have a company, and I've got to think about that. I'm trying to do my best there, and that's a much harder task. We recycle as much as possible, and we conserve. But I've always been one to save everything - I even walk up stairs on the very inside or the very outside to not wear out the tread.

I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick.

Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.