Vivienne Westwood Quotes

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• My clothes have a story. They have an identity. They have a character and a purpose. That's why they become classics. Because they keep on telling a story. They are still telling it.

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  Character, Clothes, Identity

  Vivienne Westwood, Ian Kelly (2014). “Vivienne Westwood”, p.346, Pan Macmillan

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• The only reason I'm in fashion is to destroy the word conformity.

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  Fashion, Conformity, Reason

  Vivienne Westwood, Ian Kelly (2014). “Vivienne Westwood”, p.407, Pan Macmillan

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• You have a more interesting life if you wear impressive clothes.

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  Clothes, Interesting, Impressive

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• Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody's buying far too many clothes.

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  Clothes, Quality Not Quantity, Lasts

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• I'm not trying to do something different, I'm trying to do the same thing but in a different way

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  Trying, Different, Way

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• You've got to invest in the world, you've got to read, you've got to go to art galleries, you've got to find out the names of plants. You've got to start to love the world and know about the whole genius of the human race. We're amazing people.

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  Art, Race, Names

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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.

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  Philosophy, Practice, World

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• The best fashion accessory is a book.

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  Fashion, Book, Accessories

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• Buy less, choose well: that's the maxim. Quality not quantity. That's the most environmentally friendly thing you can do.

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  Quality Not Quantity, Friendly, Wells

  Source: www.elle.com

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• The fight is no longer between the classes or between rich and poor but between the idiots and the eco-conscious.

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  Fighting, Class, Idiot

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• I design things to help people to hopefully express their personality.

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  People, Design, Personality

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

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  Inspirational, Fashion, Giving

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• Intelligence is composed mostly of imagination, insight, things that have nothing to do with reason.

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  Imagination, Reason, Insight

  "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" by Carole Cadwalladr, www.theguardian.com. December 1, 2007.

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• It's true the punk fashion itself was iconographic: rips and dirt, safety pins, zips, slogans, and hairstyles. These motifs were so iconic in themselves - motifs of rebellion.

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  Fashion, Rip, Safety Pins

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• Buy less, choose well & do it yourself!

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  Do It Yourself, Wells

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• The sexiest people are thinkers. Nobody's interested in somebody who's just vain with a hole in their head, talking about the latest thing - there is no latest thing. It's all rubbish.

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  Talking, People, Rubbish

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• The most erotic zone is the imagination.

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  Imagination, Erotic, Zone

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• I’m not terribly interested in beauty. What touches me is someone who understands herself.

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  Touch Me

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• Art should never be sociological; it has got to be timeless. It's got to be your vision and how you can represent the world you see.

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  Art, Vision, World

  "The Only Punk Left: Vivienne Westwood". Interview with Kathryn Flett, slide 1, www.harpersbazaar.com. February 05, 2013.

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• The only possible effect one can have on the world is through unpopular ideas.

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  Ideas, World, Effects

  "ELLE 25: A Look Back". www.elle.com. March 25, 2010.

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• It is not possible for a man to be elegant without a touch of femininity.

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  Women, Elegance, Femininity

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• It's better to look important than sexy.

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  Sexy, Important, Looks

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• If you wear clothes that don't suit you, you're a fashion victim. You have to wear clothes that make you look better.

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  Fashion, Suits You, Clothes

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• We are so conformist; nobody is thinking. We are all sucking up stuff; we have been trained to be consumers, and we are all consuming far too much.

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  Thinking, Stuff, Too Much

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• Why do people think that if you don't dress up, others will appreciate your beauty more - that style will somehow emanate from you? It's rubbish. If you dress up it helps your personality to emerge - if you choose well

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  Thinking, People, Appreciate

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