Now, I'm older. I don't follow the vagaries of fashion: my look tends to be skinny flat-front trousers with a long-sleeve American Apparel T-shirt and a V-neck cashmere jumper - preferably Loro Piana.

Patrick Cox

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My inspiration for interior design is more historical than traditional.

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I like to be playful; I want people to look at what I do and smile.

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It is all about quality of life and being proud of what I do. I need me to be me.

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I couldn't have asked for a better testimonial than Bob Dylan parting with his own cash for a pair of my shoes.

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Wannabe was so huge. So big. So unexpected.

big unexpected huge

I used to sock hop to 'Crocodile Rock' and stare at those platform boots on the album cover.

crocodile stare rock boots

Show some originality and never wear one designer head to toe.

head wear some never

Rock stars love Cuban heels because a lot of them tend to be diminutive. And I've never met a man who doesn't mind having an extra inch or two anywhere on his body.

man stars mind love

There is nothing worse than bright lighting - it isn't flattering and makes the glamorous women want to leave.

leave nothing women want

I've stayed in enough hotels so I really know what works and what doesn't design-wise.

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Most of my holidays are with wonderfully generous friends with houses in the country or the South of France.

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I'm addicted to chinos the second weather gets warm enough.

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After selling the business, and the Patrick Cox brand in 2007, I had a three-year non-compete, where I just spent a lot of time hanging all over the world on beaches and having fun.

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I finished college by July 15th, 1985, and by October 1985, I had a little stand during the trade show which was London Fashion week at the time. My stand was tiny - just 6 square meters in total - and I had my 12 shoes that I designed while in college.

shoes fashion college time

If you use your own name as your business brand, keep in mind that if you lose that brand, you have lost your name. And that is a bit of a problem going forward in life. If you decide to make up a name, and if you have lost that name, then who cares. But when it is your name on the products, and you lose it, that is the game changer.

you business mind life

As a designer, you are not only a designer, you are also a celebrity, an entertainer, and a spokesperson that speaks on behalf of the company. So you need to realize that you have to embrace all those sides.

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Shoe design is like architecture - with the finest structure and tight, precise seams, it suits my obsessive neatness.

like suits design architecture

I'm a huge monarchist.

In fashion, my inspiration comes from pop culture - the 1960s and the following years. Whereas in interior design, my influences are much broader.

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I am like a sponge: I adore reading, watching films, and visiting museums and exhibitions. I am always in search of new things in many spheres.

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