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Vivienne Westwood Quotes

It's a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change is that you will change, your life will change, and if you can change you, you can perhaps change the world Picture Quote #1

Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the Earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply Picture Quote #1

I think some people would love to be able to make the clothes I make - and of course, I do influence them, but they keep simplifying, and minimalism doesn't quite work Picture Quote #1

It is extremely difficult to say how long the process actually took to finally achieve my fragrance, boudoir, because there was a lot of time waiting around for other people Picture Quote #1

I haven’t told anyone this before, but when I was a teenager... I actually thought I was turning into a boy, and I didn’t really care. It didn’t bother me at all Picture Quote #1

I remember reading a book set in the future, it was written in the 1870s projecting to 1920, and this time traveler said you couldn’t tell the difference between men and women. He saw what was coming Picture Quote #1

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In the 18th century, if women wanted to travel and they dressed as a man, people would not look twice. Your clothes said everything. Also there were masters and servants swapping clothes. You could be anything, your clothes told everything! Picture Quote #1

Buy less, choose well: that’s the maxim. Quality not quantity. That’s the most environmentally friendly thing you can do Picture Quote #1

But, the thing is, since I always had my own little shop and direct access to the public, I’ve been able to build up a technique without marketing people ever telling me what the public wants Picture Quote #1

Even though it was the 70s, we found old stocks of clothes that had never been worn from the 50s and took them apart. I started to teach myself how to make clothes from that kind of formula Picture Quote #1

The arts have only ever interested a small minority of people, which acted as a kind of nursery to support artists Picture Quote #1

My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex Picture Quote #1

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The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

But, having a perfume and license, in general, is a financial necessity. A designer must, to reap back the money spent on prototypes and all that sort of thing Picture Quote #1

Everybody looks like clones and the only people you notice are my age. I don’t notice anybody unless they look great, and every now and again they do, and they are usually 70 Picture Quote #1

I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life Picture Quote #1

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I don’t feel comfortable defending my clothes. But if you’ve got the money to afford them, then buy something from me. Just don’t buy too much Picture Quote #1

I don’t have faith in young people any more. I don’t waste time trying to communicate with them Picture Quote #1

I don’t have space to enter into the examples or the history of this, so I’m left with having to make the bold statement that culture is extinct Picture Quote #1

If you see everything from the point of view of women being victims in some way, you don’t see the wood for the trees. It is better to be a person than a woman Picture Quote #1

Every time I hear that word, I cringe. Fun! I think it’s disgusting; it’s just running around. It’s not my idea of pleasure Picture Quote #1

If you’re too big to fit into fashion, then you just have to do your own fashion Picture Quote #1

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What I’m always trying to say to the consumer is: buy less, choose well, make it last Picture Quote #1

I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick Picture Quote #1

If you wear clothes that don’t suit you, you’re a fashion victim. You have to wear clothes that make you look better Picture Quote #1

To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I’ve got books I need to read Picture Quote #1

What I remember as a child is that other kids didn’t care about suffering. I always did Picture Quote #1

Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody’s buying far too many clothes Picture Quote #1

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It's a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change is that you will change, your life will change, and if you can change you, you can perhaps change the world (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the Earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) I think some people would love to be able to make the clothes I make - and of course, I do influence them, but they keep simplifying, and minimalism doesn't quite work (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) It is extremely difficult to say how long the process actually took to finally achieve my fragrance, boudoir, because there was a lot of time waiting around for other people (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) I haven’t told anyone this before, but when I was a teenager... I actually thought I was turning into a boy, and I didn’t really care. It didn’t bother me at all (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) I remember reading a book set in the future, it was written in the 1870s projecting to 1920, and this time traveler said you couldn’t tell the difference between men and women. He saw what was coming (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) In the 18th century, if women wanted to travel and they dressed as a man, people would not look twice. Your clothes said everything. Also there were masters and servants swapping clothes. You could be anything, your clothes told everything! (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) Buy less, choose well: that’s the maxim. Quality not quantity. That’s the most environmentally friendly thing you can do (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) But, the thing is, since I always had my own little shop and direct access to the public, I’ve been able to build up a technique without marketing people ever telling me what the public wants (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) Even though it was the 70s, we found old stocks of clothes that had never been worn from the 50s and took them apart. I started to teach myself how to make clothes from that kind of formula (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) The arts have only ever interested a small minority of people, which acted as a kind of nursery to support artists (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) 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 (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) 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 (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) But, having a perfume and license, in general, is a financial necessity. A designer must, to reap back the money spent on prototypes and all that sort of thing (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) Everybody looks like clones and the only people you notice are my age. I don’t notice anybody unless they look great, and every now and again they do, and they are usually 70 (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) I don’t feel comfortable defending my clothes. But if you’ve got the money to afford them, then buy something from me. Just don’t buy too much (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) I don’t have faith in young people any more. I don’t waste time trying to communicate with them (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) I don’t have space to enter into the examples or the history of this, so I’m left with having to make the bold statement that culture is extinct (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) If you see everything from the point of view of women being victims in some way, you don’t see the wood for the trees. It is better to be a person than a woman (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) Every time I hear that word, I cringe. Fun! I think it’s disgusting; it’s just running around. It’s not my idea of pleasure (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) If you’re too big to fit into fashion, then you just have to do your own fashion (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) What I’m always trying to say to the consumer is: buy less, choose well, make it last (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) If you wear clothes that don’t suit you, you’re a fashion victim. You have to wear clothes that make you look better (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I’ve got books I need to read (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) What I remember as a child is that other kids didn’t care about suffering. I always did (Vivienne Westwood Quotes) Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody’s buying far too many clothes (Vivienne Westwood Quotes)

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