I wish you didn't have to design so often. Try to do quality and cut down on quantity. I think fashion is very, very important.
Vivienne WestwoodRead
I think it is a good thing to buy less and choose well - it's good for the environment and to be fair it's also good for me because my clothes are quite expensive.
Interpretation
Buying less and choosing wisely benefits both the environment and personal well-being.
Vivienne Westwood emphasizes the importance of mindful consumption, arguing that reducing the quantity of purchases and opting for higher-quality items can have beneficial impacts on both the environment and individual financial well-being. By prioritizing quality over quantity, one can lead a more sustainable lifestyle that reflects personal values and taste.
In practice
In a speech about sustainable fashion at a conference.
I wish you didn't have to design so often. Try to do quality and cut down on quantity. I think fashion is very, very important.
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.
The fight is no longer between the classes or between rich and poor but between the idiots and the eco-conscious.
Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody's buying far too many clothes.
Instead of buying six things, buy one thing that you really like. Don't keep buying just for the sake of it.
There is a real connection between culture and climate change. We all have a part to play and if you engage with life, you will get a new set of values, get off the consumer treadmill, and start to think, and it is these great thinkers who will rescue the planet.
They (fashion editors) have always been our secret weapon.
One of the most important things about fashion is to dress as well as you can, look as attractive as you can, and at the same time be comfortable with yourself. Be easy about your clothes; forget about them.
Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built complete wardrobe on a limited budget. "Money," I tell them, "is no guarantee of taste and the fitness of things, and an overstuffed closet is often as bare as a skeleton when it comes to wearable apparel."
Fashion cannot make you sexy. Experience makes you sexy. Imagination makes people sexy. You have to train yourself, you have to study, and you have to live your life.
People, when they say 'streetwear,' they miss the central component, which is that it's real people; it's clothes that are worn on the street.
Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.
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