Minnie Mortimer Professions : Fashion designerBorn : 1980 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Minnie Mortimer It sounds crazy, but I promise you it's true; wearing red lipstick really can change the course of a night out Minnie Mortimer red-lipstickcrazynight I would go with my husband to the tailors where he gets his shirts made, and I would watch the bespoke process. I would ask them, "Would you be able to make that for me?" And they would always say, "Well, yes, but no." They were very French about it. I decided I would just do it for myself. And I started doing that. Then other people would notice, and want it. So I started doing things for friends, little pieces, and my own line grew that way. Minnie Mortimer shirtshusbandpeople My line is all based on what I would wear, what I love to wear... It's very selfish! The first thing I ask myself is, "Is this something I would want for myself?" If so, I make it. Minnie Mortimer selfish I never designed before. I wasn't formally trained in design, I went to photography school at the ICP. But over time, I taught myself to draw, and I studied different techniques, various hemlines, and then I would take the ideas to a manufacturer and a patternmaker and have them produced into garments. Minnie Mortimer designphotographyschool My upringing did influence me to a certain extent. I grew up going to private school, and we'd have these really cute uniforms, but you'd only have so much sway over how you could "customize" them. I would line my blazers, I would dart my skirts, I'd change the buttons, I would do anything I could to make them unique. And when I started designing, I found myself referencing those roots. I love a sort of preppy, gender-bender vibe. I wanted to incorporate the feel of menswear into the looks. That definitely comes from my private school days. Minnie Mortimer uniquecuteschool Photography really is all about lines, and so is clothing. I worked for Oberto Gili for a couple of years after I was at ICP; we worked in fashion, travel, interior design, everything. I was inspired by his styling choices within fashion photography, and I think those experiences helped steer me towards fashion design. I love photography as a medium, so I think I will always take inspiration from it. Minnie Mortimer fashioncouplephotography I do know that I like what I am doing now. My focus right now is making the best daywear possible. When it feels right to expand into other areas, I will. Minnie Mortimer focus Similar Authors Brunello Cucinelli fashion-designer Bruce Oldfield fashion-designer Alice Temperley fashion-designer Anya Hindmarch fashion-designer Austin Scarlett fashion-designer Anne Klein fashion-designerAll Authors
