Phoebe Philo
Phoebe Philo
Phoebe Philo OBEis a British fashion designer. In 2014 she was named by Time Magazine as amongst the world's 100 most influential people...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDesigner
expressive fashion feeling playful relationship time
My relationship with fashion is playful and very expressive of what I'm feeling at the time.
trends wardrobe
Build a wardrobe rather than focusing on trends.
google
The chicest thing is when you don't exist on Google.
absolutely ease gap market needs women
There is absolutely a gap in the market for thirty something women and, the more I look at it, the more I feel there needs to be a sense of ease and choice.
certain clothes convey form interested
I'm not interested in clothes that just convey a certain look or fashion. Clothes for me have always been a form of self-expression.
area believe good gotta passionate
I find mediocrity hard. I find that whole area difficult. I'm a very passionate person; I care very much about what I do. I believe I give it a lot, so it's gotta be good; otherwise, what's the point?
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.
creates easier fantastic
I have a fantastic team, and it's much easier having children, because that creates a natural limit.
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.
showing women
I do like the idea of women not showing too much, of them being quite reserved in a way, and quite covered.
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.
human respect
I feel very much that I am a human being, with human limitations, and I need to respect that.