What I'm always trying to say to the consumer is: buy less, choose well, make it last. Vivienne Westwood More Quotes by Vivienne Westwood More Quotes From Vivienne Westwood My clothes have a story. They have an identity. They have a character and a purpose. That's why they become classics. Because they keep on telling a story. They are still telling it. Vivienne Westwood clothesidentitycharacter Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody's buying far too many clothes. Vivienne Westwood quality-not-quantityclotheslasts I'm not trying to do something different, I'm trying to do the same thing but in a different way Vivienne Westwood differenttryingway The fight is no longer between the classes or between rich and poor but between the idiots and the eco-conscious. Vivienne Westwood idiotfightingclass You have a more interesting life if you wear impressive clothes. Vivienne Westwood impressiveclothesinteresting It's a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change is that you will change, your life will change, and if you can change you, you can perhaps change the world. Vivienne Westwood practicephilosophyworld The only reason I'm in fashion is to destroy the word conformity. Vivienne Westwood conformityfashionreason Buy less, choose well: that's the maxim. Quality not quantity. That's the most environmentally friendly thing you can do. Vivienne Westwood quality-not-quantitywellsfriendly Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well. Vivienne Westwood fashioninspirationalgiving The sexiest people are thinkers. Nobody's interested in somebody who's just vain with a hole in their head, talking about the latest thing - there is no latest thing. It's all rubbish. Vivienne Westwood rubbishtalkingpeople I am attracted to people who make this effort in knowing what suits them - they are individual and stylish. Vivienne Westwood fashionknowingpeople If you wear clothes that don't suit you, you're a fashion victim. You have to wear clothes that make you look better. Vivienne Westwood suits-youclothesfashion You've got to invest in the world, you've got to read, you've got to go to art galleries, you've got to find out the names of plants. You've got to start to love the world and know about the whole genius of the human race. We're amazing people. Vivienne Westwood racenamesart Art should never be sociological; it has got to be timeless. It's got to be your vision and how you can represent the world you see. Vivienne Westwood visionworldart It's true the punk fashion itself was iconographic: rips and dirt, safety pins, zips, slogans, and hairstyles. These motifs were so iconic in themselves - motifs of rebellion. Vivienne Westwood safety-pinsripfashion Intelligence is composed mostly of imagination, insight, things that have nothing to do with reason. Vivienne Westwood insightimaginationreason The most erotic zone is the imagination. Vivienne Westwood eroticzoneimagination I’m not terribly interested in beauty. What touches me is someone who understands herself. Vivienne Westwood touch-me I do have reasons for what I do. I am a very political person, and I really think if you put these clothes on, you will look like a force to be reckoned with. Vivienne Westwood clothespoliticalthinking I just use fashion as an excuse to talk about politics. Because I'm a fashion designer, it gives me a voice, which is really good. Vivienne Westwood fashionvoicegiving
