When I started, department stores were either very fashion, or very tailored, so the two never mixed. I mixed it, and they said you're too tailored for fashion and too fashion for tailoring. So I had to move the market. So that's what I did.
From Ozwald Boateng
Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials are not that great, people go for black, navy and grey.
If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it well. That's just my character, that's just the way it is with me.
I haven't been to a job interview since I was 16 years old. When I was approached by Givenchy it was more like a courtship.
When things happen - you ask yourself why today, why not tomorrow, why not yesterday? That's the most amazing thing about time.
My wife and I have a tradition of popcorn and videos with our kids on Friday evenings.
Film has always been a really good tool for me to communicate emotion about why I create a collection. I'm probably one of the first designers to make short films.
Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.
If you're a designer, there's got to be some films that you've seen that have inspired you creatively. There's no escaping that.
I'm not into street clothes. Don't understand it. I don't understand those over-exaggerated jean sizes so they hang off your back... I just don't understand it.
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