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I believe the way we dress on a daily basis is our message we put out to the world.

I was always very focused on how people dressed.

I don't understand what modern clothes are about at all.

Fashion, historically, is how people make statements about themselves or communicate.

It's fun conjuring what people will be wearing in the future. We exist in this world today, and yet there are people walking around who still look like they're in the '60s.

There is definitely a comeback of the idea of dressing well every day. Nowadays, suits can be worn for many occasions - to work or to school, to a dinner party or red carpet event.

Fashion is not just about trends. It's about political history. You can trace it from the ancient Romans to probably until the '80s, and you can see defining moments that were due either to revolutions or changes in politics.

There was a time when formal clothes were one of life's great pleasures, as well as a way of describing instantly a man's status wealth. Toffs wore the most, the proles the least. Fast forward to 2008 and clothes are still an unrivalled pleasure but some men - and this includes many of our betters - have confused status with fake informality.

Dressing up. People just don't do it anymore. We have to change that.

I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.