Phoebe Philo

It's been a bit tricky trying to establish a 'designer' profile and not a designer-cum-girl-around-town.

— Phoebe Philo

I wouldn't want to even try to begin to describe our customer, as I think she likes a certain amount of anonymity.…

— Phoebe Philo

I have an innate fear of fame. I've never thought being famous looked like such a good place to be. I love…

— Phoebe Philo

I decided to work on things that obsess women because women can't resist things like lace, sequins, animal prints and python.

— Phoebe Philo

Things have to sell, of course, but if I don't want to put bags on the runway, we don't put bags on…

— Phoebe Philo

There is absolutely a gap in the market for thirty something women and, the more I look at it, the more I…

— Phoebe Philo

I feel very much that I am a human being, with human limitations, and I need to respect that.

— Phoebe Philo

Build a wardrobe rather than focusing on trends.

— Phoebe Philo

When I was deciding whether or not to take the job at Celine, I didn't really look at the history of the…

— Phoebe Philo

My relationship with fashion is playful and very expressive of what I'm feeling at the time.

— Phoebe Philo

I had my daughter, and with that came a deep sense of responsibility; my time for work had become precious, and it…

— Phoebe Philo

Everyone wants new things all the time; shops require so much - there has to be consistency.

— Phoebe Philo

I'm just not very interested in decoration.

— Phoebe Philo

I'm happy to do interviews from time to time, but I don't find them that necessary - and that hasn't seemed to…

— Phoebe Philo

I find mediocrity hard. I find that whole area difficult. I'm a very passionate person; I care very much about what I…

— Phoebe Philo

I try not to intellectualise what I do.

— Phoebe Philo

What I love is this idea of a wardrobe, the idea that we're establishing certain signatures and updating them, that a change…

— Phoebe Philo

Women should have choices, and women should feel good in what they wear.

— Phoebe Philo

I'm not interested in clothes that just convey a certain look or fashion. Clothes for me have always been a form of…

— Phoebe Philo

The chicest thing is when you don't exist on Google.

— Phoebe Philo

Because I'm a woman, and I'm petite and blonde, you wouldn't believe how often I'm asked to model the clothes.

— Phoebe Philo

I was very, very eager to work. It's just the way I am.

— Phoebe Philo

To offer women something that feels more about investing in something and less about being disposable is a complete corrective to the…

— Phoebe Philo

The older I get, and the more collections I do, the more I'm driven by real style and beauty. My aim is…

— Phoebe Philo

My mother used to dress me in quite good-taste clothes, and I really wanted things that were sparkly and spangly and trashy…

— Phoebe Philo