I'm a designer, and I think if you work in fashion, you have to give people fantasy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise, it's just not fashion.
I never thought of myself as being limited to fashion. I'm a designer, and if you have a vision, you can apply that to anything.
Fantasy appeals to me and can be very much reflected in my dress - but then, each day is different. Not every day is a magical day.
I don't think many people would think I'm a designer. I behave in a different way. I'd get knocked down and cut to pieces if I went home and flounced about; this industry is known for the flounciness, but I've got my feet on the ground.
The fantasy that appeals most to people is the kind that's rooted thoroughly in somebody looking around a corner and thinking, 'What if I wandered into this writer's people here?' If you've done your job and made your people and your settings well enough, that adds an extra dimension that you can't buy.
Fashion is intoxicating, and it plays a part in all of our everyday lives. A lot of people use it as a form of escape, of realising a fantasy, and in some ways that becomes an unobtainable norm.
If I was a fashion designer just following trends or designing for celebrities, I would not be fulfilled.
I wouldn't be a good model for any designer's idea of what fashion is.
There's a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I'm more interested in making clothes that women can afford.
In regards to being a fashion aficionado, there's a certain amount of taking yourself seriously in the professional world. The self-effacing person can't completely go down the serious road. But I design, and love when things are beautiful.