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.

I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know?

I didn't consider myself a fashion designer at all at the time of punk. I was just using fashion as a way to express my resistance and to be rebellious. I came from the country, and by the time I got to London, I considered myself to be very stupid. It was my ambition to understand the world I live in.

fashion has a right to exist, because it permits people to define themselves over and over again.

I'm not an artist. I'm a fashion designer of clothes.

One thing that is exciting about fashion is the surprise element. People don't know what they want. They just know when they see it.