The older I get, the less I care, but when I was a teenager and throughout my 20s being liked was very… — Dawn O'Porter Being Copy Share Image
“The world flips and changes constantly; the best we can do is remain ourselves” — Dawn O'Porter Change Copy Share Image
I'm not used to performing in front of people. When I make TV it's very intimate. In front of a crowd I… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
I can't imagine living in a time where us women had to dress like 'ladies' because that is what was expected of… — Dawn O'Porter Dress Copy Share Image
I still love chips. Chips are still my favourite potato dish. I struggle not to have chips every day. — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
“You need to realise how gorgeous you are.' She laughs, but I’m not trying to be funny. ‘I mean it Flo, you… — Dawn O'Porter Body image Copy Share Image
I've never really spent money on or known how to wear coats, so I'll ruin outfits by putting a coat on. — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
Women of the 60s revolutionised fashion for us. They took the hem lines up so we could feel young, and free, and… — Dawn O'Porter Fashion Copy Share Image
There's a lot of criticism of brands getting involved with political messages, people sometimes don't like that, but I think it's really… — Dawn O'Porter Criticism Copy Share Image
I love 80s fashion. I love it because it's what my mum and aunties looked like when I was a little girl.… — Dawn O'Porter Fashion Copy Share Image
When the mini skirt arrived on the scene in the 60s it was both hailed and hated. It represented female liberation, but… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
Apparently only a third of us know our partners phone PIN, so the majority of people keep it secret. I find that… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
I love the life in LA, it really suits this point in time, but London is home. I feel like I'm lucky… — Dawn O'Porter Choose life Copy Share Image
Wiggle dresses today are certainly around, but variations have been made to make them more practical. A genuine wiggle really does make… — Dawn O'Porter Fashion Copy Share Image
It's hard to find genuine 20s vintage in good condition, but it is out there. One tip would be to look in… — Dawn O'Porter Fashion Copy Share Image
When I feel down I put on my most bonkers vintage dress and it always cheers me up. The way we dress… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
“You don't have to tell me you're fine. I'm not fine. You're not fine either. We can be honest with each other… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
“Well, people who acknowledge their faults aren't so angry about them. Oh to be selfish, eh?' ‘I think life would be easier… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
“I scan the room for objects to hit her with. I want to hammer over the head with something, or stab her.… — Dawn O'Porter Anger Copy Share Image
“I feel like a waste of space. Like my whole life has been building up to the moment I failed. Like I… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
“Wait, you clean my dildo?’ I ask, slowly. ‘Every week, I clean it with the polish.’ ‘With furniture polish?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Jesus.’ Sophie… — Dawn O'Porter Dildo Copy Share Image
I want people to fall back in love with clothes like they did in the old days, and value what they buy… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
I'm not sure what came first, the hemline or the Charleston, but skirts needed to go up so the gals could kick… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
Online vintage shopping is the best way to find something really unique with minimal effort. — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
I write well in LA, because the pressure is off and I'm surrounded by ambitious people who are really encouraging. — Dawn O'Porter Ambitious Copy Share Image
Cooking and writing were my two forms of personal therapy and when I was doing over one or the other, I was… — Dawn O'Porter Control Copy Share Image
I have ended up with quite a conventional marriage and family. But I still hold on to my younger self who didn't… — Dawn O'Porter Family Copy Share Image
So many designers now look to the past for their inspiration when creating new looks, but if you get one from the… — Dawn O'Porter Designers Copy Share Image
“Stop using victim language like, 'because I am a woman' and 'being a woman is hard because' at the start of every… — Dawn O'Porter Feminism Copy Share Image
So when people tell me that dressing curves is hard, I tell them to look to the 50s as there is an… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
There are two things that I really love; vintage clothing and books. Mash the two together and I pretty much peak on… — Dawn O'Porter Books Copy Share Image
In my opinion the essence of the 'wiggle' shape is one of the most flattering styles a woman can wear, and I… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
“[...]so let's live by the words we preach rather than just say them on social media, let's be active in making a… — Dawn O'Porter Change Copy Share Image
I love the charm of fashion from the past, I love how the clothes were revolutionary and how they changed the way… — Dawn O'Porter Fashion Copy Share Image
When you're writing in first person you have to be honest about how people think. — Dawn O'Porter First person Copy Share Image
I think the fact that all women get branded as the same, desperate for love, desperate for children, is just a really… — Dawn O'Porter Attitude Copy Share Image
They are wild animals that live in your house - that's the only way to describe a toddler. — Dawn O'Porter Animal Copy Share Image
The 1920s was the beginning of the media age. For the first time people were taking influences from the radio, Vogue and… — Dawn O'Porter Copy Share Image
One of the main reasons I wanted to write about female friendship is because it's so powerful and underestimated. — Dawn O'Porter Female friendship Copy Share Image
“What's the point in worrying about the future? Who says there will even be a future? What happens if you die tomorrow… — Dawn O'Porter Family Copy Share Image