Matthew Williamson Quotes

I love Vivienne Westwood - she designs for womanly shapes.

Mrs. Ari's style on 'Entourage' is so fabulous. Gucci is a go-to for her because every season there is something fun, but there's also something classic.

I hate the terminology of 'costume' because my clothes are not costumes at all. I think they're high fashion, avant-garde, and more couture, definitely, and yes, some of my pieces are not particularly wearable, but I wouldn't say they're costumes, I'd say they're more couture.

There is always going to be that luxury customer out there. I have clients who buy $10,000 dresses and clients who buy $60 dresses. It's not so much about the money. Design is a mentality.

Working at Moschino has been great because I just have to deliver when I have to deliver.

I am a bit in love with a new designer, George Hobeika; I have worn him a couple of times on the carpet. Ralph Lauren is another one I really have fun with.

I know who the Versace woman is, because I wear the clothes myself.

I never made crazy clothes.

Thom Browne is like a wizard when it comes to clothes. Even though his suits are so shrunken, they feel like pajamas.

I've been enjoying playing with fashion - gold grills and diamond grills have just become a part of that.

For contemporary fashion, I'm a huge fan of so many of the people out there. I think Azzedine Alaia holds up through three generations of very specific, beautiful design. I think Jean Paul Gaultier also is very interesting with a long span.

My goal is: I'm not trying to be snobby, but my clothes are not for everyone, not for every Hollywood celebrity. There is a designer for everyone, and a celebrity for every designer.

I like Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. I have some great Balenciaga jackets and I'm shoe crazy.

I wouldn't want to do an average fashion line. I'd want it to be an amazing piece of art.

In a Balenciaga you were the only woman in the room - no other woman existed.

For me, one of the biggest designers is Azzedine Alaia. Everything he is doing is fantastic.

I like Louis Vuitton accessories, but I'd never wear their clothes. No offense, it's just not my steeze.

A lot of people look back ten years ago and go, 'Why was I wearing that?' I look back a year ago and say the same thing. The craziest outfit I ever wore was this white suit that I wore to an awards show in L.A. that I teamed with yellow shoes. It was interesting. It popped.

Topshop is one of my favourite shops, and I love shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti. There's a graduate fashion designer called Kate Falcus who makes me beautiful commissioned pieces - one of my favourites was the white Glastonbury dress she made me with the puffy skirt.

I'm quite low-key - Isabel Marant is one of my favourite designers.

Driven to design by what she refers to as the lack of glamour in the industry, Bar Or creates for the modern woman who is a fashion risk-taker, one who is confident and, perhaps, has a larger than life personality.

I wear a Zegna suit and tie every day, pretty much.

I love Simone Rocha. I just think she's really clever.

Take risks! I'm embracing bold prints.

I am not ashamed to admit that I'm wearing Yves Saint Laurent from top to toe.