Phoebe Philo Quotes & Sayings

#1. I'm just not very interested in decoration.

#2. I decided to work on things that obsess women because women can't resist things like lace, sequins, animal prints and python.

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#3. I'm not interested in clothes that just convey a certain look or fashion. Clothes for me have always been a form of self-expression.

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#4. I don't know whether that comes from having a family - having something very important at home that needed to be protected.

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#5. Things have to sell, of course, but if I don't want to put bags on the runway, we don't put bags on the runway. I have complete creative control.

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#6. Build a wardrobe rather than focusing on trends.

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#7. I never had a massive desire to buy clothes. I liked to customise the clothes I already had or was given when I was younger. If I didn't like them that much, I made them how I wanted them to be.

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#8. Women should have choices, and women should feel good in what they wear.

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#9. My favourite eras for styles are still the 70s and 40s, and there will be a few iconic pieces to build the wardrobe around, like there were at Chloe, but I want there to be a feel of mix-and-match.

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#10. I had my daughter, and with that came a deep sense of responsibility; my time for work had become precious, and it had to have more meaning.

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#11. What I love is this idea of a wardrobe, the idea that we're establishing certain signatures and updating them, that a change in colour or fabric is enough.

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#12. I have an innate fear of fame. I've never thought being famous looked like such a good place to be. I love being incognito.

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#13. I have a fantastic team, and it's much easier having children, because that creates a natural limit.

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#14. I just have to be very, very organised.

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#15. The older I get, and the more collections I do, the more I'm driven by real style and beauty. My aim is to reveal and not to display women.

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#16. When I was deciding whether or not to take the job at Celine, I didn't really look at the history of the house. I had other offers to come back, but they weren't right, or they wouldn't let me stay in London, which was non-negotiable.

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#17. I find mediocrity hard. I find that whole area difficult. I'm a very passionate person; I care very much about what I do. I believe I give it a lot, so it's gotta be good; otherwise, what's the point?

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#18. Time is my biggest luxury. Finding time to do things outside of fashion, which I think for a designer is incredibly important.

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#19. I'm happy to do interviews from time to time, but I don't find them that necessary - and that hasn't seemed to have affected people's understanding of our work.

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#20. I wouldn't want to even try to begin to describe our customer, as I think she likes a certain amount of anonymity. I try to offer clothes that allow that. I myself do not like being defined so readily, so I imagine that she is similar?

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#21. My mother used to dress me in quite good-taste clothes, and I really wanted things that were sparkly and spangly and trashy and nasty. I don't know if I ever chose fashion; it was just there in me.

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#22. To offer women something that feels more about investing in something and less about being disposable is a complete corrective to the world we live in

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#23. It's been a bit tricky trying to establish a 'designer' profile and not a designer-cum-girl-around-town.

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#24. Everyone wants new things all the time; shops require so much - there has to be consistency.

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#25. Because I'm a woman, and I'm petite and blonde, you wouldn't believe how often I'm asked to model the clothes.

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#26. I feel very much that I am a human being, with human limitations, and I need to respect that.

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#27. I try not to intellectualise what I do.

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#28. There is absolutely a gap in the market for thirty something women and, the more I look at it, the more I feel there needs to be a sense of ease and choice.

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