Quotes by Matthew Williamson - Page 2

I'm a natural technophobe, but I can see the importance of the digital role, and you have to celebrate it - our site is obviously an incredibly important part of our business now.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Celebrate
Digital
Importance
Site
Important Part
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I wanted to create a bridal collection that is both a natural extension of the mainline eveningwear but, at the same time, reflects the opulence of such an important celebratory event.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Bridal
Opulence
Collection
Event
Extension
Reflects
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I wanted to explore the Seventies idea of the ideal futuristic woman. So I watched cheesy films like 'Weird Science' and more dodgy things like 'Star Trek,' 'Barbarella' and 'Logan's Run.'
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Cheesy
Futuristic
Seventies
Explore
Ideal
Star Trek
Trek
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I remember sitting at the end of my mum's bed being fascinated by her ritual of getting dressed. It was a very methodical and considered process. I suppose you could say she was my first real muse.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Bed
Fashion
Real
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You can't deny the experience of a store. It's fantastic if you're a global brand and you've got the power or the funds to support that bricks-and-mortar space, but we certainly weren't and aren't.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Deny
Funds
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Confidence and belief in yourself and your vision is absolutely paramount. The fashion industry is tough - be prepared to take advice and criticism along the way, but have unwavering belief in your vision.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Be Prepared
Criticism
Fashion Industry
Paramount
Unwavering
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A catwalk show is just how it's done; it's just what you do - it's central to the presentation of a collection. It will be a very brave designer who gives up the catwalk entirely in favour of a digital show.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Brave
Designer
Digital
Favour
Presentation
Collection
Central
Entirely
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It was a privilege to work with Ballantyne, an iconic brand possessing such a rich British heritage. Ballantyne has a great appreciation of style and craftsmanship which truly complements the Matthew Williamson brand.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Appreciation
Craftsmanship
Heritage
Iconic
Matthew
Possessing
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I am shocked and deeply saddened by McQueen's death. He was a genius, and his talent was second to none. Like many others, I always cited him as a hugely inspirational leader of world fashion. He will be greatly missed.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Inspirational
Genius
Mcqueen
Saddened
Shocked
Cited
Greatly
Hugely
Missed
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Never shop alone for your bridal dress. Take a friend and bring a camera to take a picture of you. Make sure to get a picture of the back view: that's the part of the dress most people are going to see for the longest time.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Bridal
Longest
Longest Time
Shop
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We're not waiting for the fashion cycle to have 180 buyers come in and see the collection and go, 'We like it, we'll buy it, and we'll have it in June.' The only one we're selling to is Net-A-Porter, and the rest is through our site.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Buyers
June
Selling
Site
Cycle
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London has a very specific kind of style; it's very different to Milan, Paris, and New York. It's nice having that personality that we haven't lost. It's the English quirky style that people like to see when they come to Fashion Week.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
New York
Quirky
London
Milan
Specific
York
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I don't usually Skype. I've used it once, but my boyfriend had to leave instructions: 'This is how you Skype me.' We do it for the business, of course - we have the site and trade online - but, personally, I'm not passionate about it.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Boyfriend
Site
Skype
Instructions
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It's just fantastic to have someone like the Duchess of Cambridge wear the brand. I think there are often misconceptions about who the brand is for, but it's not just a 20-year-old blonde girl on the beach, and Kate is testament to that.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Beach
Cambridge
Testament
Misconceptions
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I have always been clear about what I wanted to do and who I wanted to dress. However, you need that business sense to help direct your talent. Because at the end of the day, you are selling clothes, and that is the reality which we live in.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Business Sense
Selling
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I'm continually inspired by nature, and the rainbow is one of nature's greatest optical phenomenons. The sighting of a rainbow never fails to bring a smile to people's faces. They signify optimism and positivity: with them comes the sunshine after the rain.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Nature
Smile
Faces
Inspired
People
Positivity
Rain
Rainbow
Sunshine
After
Greatest
Never
Bring
Them
Continually
Fails
Optical
Signify
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I got my fair share of stick. But I surrounded myself with fabulous girls, and they all loved me because I made them clothes. I remember making them all leopard print tops and tartan skirts for a party we went to once. It's scary to think about it now, actually.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Clothes
Fabulous
Fair Share
Print
Scary
Share
Skirts
Myself Me Remember
Fair
Leopard
Stick
Surrounded
Tops
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As the label has developed over the years, more and more structure and tailored pieces have been added, and so, whilst the core values of the brand have remained, I feel it's important to try new things and add more layers and dimensions to a collection every season.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Add
Core Values
Dimensions
New Things
Tailored
Label
More And More
Remained
Whilst
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I love what I do and feel really lucky to still love what I do - I want to get out of bed and go to work at least three out of five days a week! My fear is it ends up any less than three days. But design-wise, I've still got an appetite, a lot more I want to say with my work - the story is not nearly complete!
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Wise
Design
Bed
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I love the fact that H&M has created a new phenomenon in fashion through the pioneering concept of collaborating with high-end designers to create one-off limited-edition capsule collections. I am thrilled that my creations for H&M will be accessible to - and hopefully enjoyed by - so many people around the world.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Collaborating
Collections
Enjoyed
Fashion
Hopefully
Phenomenon
Pioneering
Love World I Am
Accessible
Concept
Create
Designers
Fact
High-End
So Many People
Thrilled
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I wanted to start a menswear line of slim-fitting, luxury cashmere jumpers in a range of great colors. I know these jumpers will become season-less staples in my own wardrobe. Cashmere and silk printed scarves and hand-beaded T-shirts compliment the line and form a solid foundation for the collection to grow next season.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Color
Hands
Luxury
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Ultimately I think I learned a lot from my mother - the way she used fashion to make herself feel better; it was a tool she had and she used it very well. Fashion for her wasn't so far as an escape, but certainly a time where she would sit on her own and prepare what she wanted to wear the next day - it turned into bit of a ritual.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Fashion
Feel Better
Mother
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I think the biggest shift is the way people look at and have access to fashion. It's already old the minute you've seen it, and we've already moved on. Fashion has become very in and out. Back in the days when I started, you would wait for Vogue to come out, and that is where you would see what people wore that month. Now we are looking at what someone is wearing this second.
Matthew Williamson / Fashion Designer
Fashion
People
Thinking
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