Philo
Philo
Philo of AlexandriaHaCohen; c. 25 BCE – c. 50 CE), also called Philo Judaeus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryEgypt
came deep time work
I had my daughter, and with that came a deep sense of responsibility; my time for work had become precious, and it had to have more meaning.
certain change fabric love updating
What I love is this idea of a wardrobe, the idea that we're establishing certain signatures and updating them, that a change in colour or fabric is enough.
biggest designer finding incredibly outside time
Time is my biggest luxury. Finding time to do things outside of fashion, which I think for a designer is incredibly important.
decided obsess prints resist women work
I decided to work on things that obsess women because women can't resist things like lace, sequins, animal prints and python.
asked believe model petite
Because I'm a woman, and I'm petite and blonde, you wouldn't believe how often I'm asked to model the clothes.
creates easier fantastic
I have a fantastic team, and it's much easier having children, because that creates a natural limit.
anonymous designs
I want to show my personality through my designs and stay pretty anonymous outside the industry.
child guilt imagine mobile neurotic simply spend stomach time transition until work
Until you go through with it yourself, you simply can't imagine it. But it is the transition of going back to work and the guilt of how much time you spend with your child that's hard. I worry about not getting back in time for bath-time. I am not a neurotic person at all, but every time the mobile rings, my stomach leaps.
require shops time wants
Everyone wants new things all the time; shops require so much - there has to be consistency.
showing women
I do like the idea of women not showing too much, of them being quite reserved in a way, and quite covered.
I try not to intellectualise what I do.
aim beauty display driven older reveal women
The older I get, and the more collections I do, the more I'm driven by real style and beauty. My aim is to reveal and not to display women.
buy clothes desire given liked massive
I never had a massive desire to buy clothes. I liked to customise the clothes I already had or was given when I was younger. If I didn't like them that much, I made them how I wanted them to be.
few iconic styles wardrobe
My favourite eras for styles are still the 70s and 40s, and there will be a few iconic pieces to build the wardrobe around, like there were at Chloe, but I want there to be a feel of mix-and-match.