Daphne Guinness Quotes

I just am who I am. And then when people label me eccentric or different, I'm kind of astonished because I think, 'This is completely normal. This is just how I am, it's how I've always been.'

I think the world's just gone completely mad, with everyone wearing the same things, even celebrities.

I'm normally late, so I just kind of throw on the sort of thing that's at hand. And then I'll go through phases of wearing the same thing again and again and again - and my wardrobe is mainly about black and white, so it goes together. I'll play with certain elements, but I don't really think about it too much.

Fashion is not just about trends. It's about political history. You can trace it from the ancient Romans to probably until the '80s, and you can see defining moments that were due either to revolutions or changes in politics.

I don't dress for effect, and I think that it never works out when someone does.

If you go into a relationship when you're 16, you've got no baggage.

If I eat, I can't work. I'll eat when I'm dead.

When I think my hair needs a bit of help, I just glue another bit onto my head.

Human beings all mimic each other.

I practice stoic philosophy. As a human being, you may have emotions, but these don't need to affect your soul. The two are not one.

If I think about it too much, I can't get dressed.

Everyone wants to get behind the red rope, but actually: be yourself, don't believe what you see, don't believe all this marketing.

I've been really upset sometimes when I've been misquoted. And it's the one thing they use in big print. Or it's taken out of context. Thoughts are fluid and words are sticky. That's the thing.

We need better things, not more. We should not pollute the world with meaningless, unused things when we can make and support things of rare and precious beauty.

I hate the idea of making any of my children into a mini-me. That would be terrible.

Nothing terrifies me more than being social.

People always assume I don't need to work for money, but my divorce settlement was not as much as it's always reported to be.

I spend a lot of time upside down. It increases the blood flow to the brain, so it really helps your creativity.

I treat clothing or a piece of jewelry like it was a piece of art, even though people who collect clothes get a bad rap because they're told it's all vanity.

I've always been more slight, and I've always sort of felt that I needed to be protected, especially with so many rowdy brothers and sisters.

My life has always somehow been played out in a minor key, unresolved. Art somehow resolves things for me.

I think it's beautiful to be able to cover yourself in metal. I love the color and the way it reflects. But it is also a protection.

I'd quite like to have one place where I stay put. And I don't like living in cities all the time. In order to have ideas, you have to have some peace and quiet.

I don't do event dressing, because every day is an event.

I never read gossip press. I just read books. And I never switch on the TV anymore.

I don't approach fashion; fashion approaches me!

Writing is a funny thing. It's not like you're working on a schedule. It comes in fits and starts.

From 1989 to 2000, I was focusing in on my children. I hadn't realized the world had changed a lot. AIDS had happened, for starters, and so many people in the arts died or were affected.

Memories are like mercury. Every time you sort of try to get near them, they slip out of your hand like a bar of soap.

Everyone thought I was going to fall down on my shoes and I kept saying, 'Well if I do I'll just get up!'

Sunglasses are great, but I always feel a bit pretentious wearing sunglasses. I mean, I do love to wear them.

A marriage is a solemn affair. The tempest of emotions and the myriad of arrangements are giddying, and when one is faced with these, clothing seems to be the last of one's priorities.

I think life is about having the mixture of the curiosity of an older person and the imagination of a child.

I dislike the idea of jewellery being like a price tag around someone's neck. It needs to be something else - and there is something extremely magical about armour.

I can't understand it when people are closed-minded. I mean, boy, have I made mistakes and been very wrong. I can't tell you the amounts of times I've been let down, but I still try to see the best in people.

I don't like to look at myself in the mirror, which is why my eye makeup is always crooked.

My style is difficult to contain in a sentence; it's ever evolving. Generally I'm drawn to clean cuts and avoid patterns. I tend to choose structure and block colors, but these are all just loose guidelines.

Time is infinite, but we are not infinite in it.

Switch off reality TV! I've only ever been able watch about 30 seconds of it.

Love is agony, isn't it? I've been involved with someone for some time now, but it's all so complicated. It's never straightforward is it? You meet someone, you fall in love, it's the most wonderful thing ever but ... There's always something that's not quite right about love, isn't there?

Oh, I love tea. I have to take tea bags wherever I go.

Through art, you create your own world.

As I got older I looked at the world and I realised, we need armour. So my jewellery and clothes became my armour

It's quite nice to have a place to leave things. You can be a permanent gypsy, but it's nice to go home.

Part of being a conscious human being, is having an intention. And if you put an intention into whatever you do, it's definitely going to be more satisfying in the end

There are a lot of people who do a lot of things to be outrageous with fashion, hair or makeup.

Fantasy appeals to me and can be very much reflected in my dress - but then, each day is different. Not every day is a magical day.

I play piano and I sing. But I do that for fun. I mean, I do everything for fun.