I don't have faith in young people any more. I don't waste time trying to communicate with them.

Britishness is just a way of putting things together and a certain don't care attitude about clothes. You don't care, you just do it and it looks great.

Journalists are usually quite jealous people, especially of intellectuals who are supposed to be in fashion.

There is a real connection between culture and climate change. We all have a part to play and if you engage with life, you will get a new set of values, get off the consumer treadmill, and start to think, and it is these great thinkers who will rescue the planet.

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

I have certain signatures, certain cutting principles. It could be a raw-edged seam; it could be leaving the lining of sheepskin exposed so it's not perfectly finished. I invent new ways to do it, but the end goal is always the same.

More people should read books. It's the most concentrated experience you can have.