Twiggy Quotes

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• At sixteen, I was a funny, skinny little thing, all eyelashes and legs. And then, suddenly people told me it was gorgeous. I thought they…
• You can't be a clothes hanger for your entire life.
• Can you imagine wot it was like. All the girls gettin' luvly figgers and me stayin' flat as a pancake? It was no fun, I…
• The sixties were a time when ordinary people could do extraordinary things . . . !
• Confusion is the best form of communication. It's left to be unexplained.
• Always be natural. Putting on airs will make a giggle out of you. Be yourself and if you don't know something say so.
• Christianity, like most religions, works with fear. Sins can be confessed and you are 'Clean again' and can start to sin again without thinking about…
• I want to continue to try and break the barrier between male and female.
• Sometimes I can't believe I'm going to be 60. I always say there's no point moaning about getting older, when there's nothing you can do…
• Being a grown-up woman doesn't mean you can't look beautiful, individual and different.
• I’m just mad for San Francisco. It is like London and Paris stacked on top of each other.
• I've always loved life, and I've never known what's ahead. I love not knowing what might be round the corner. I love serendipity.
• Being young isn't about age, it's about being a free spirit. You can meet someone of 20 who's boring and old, or you can meet…
• Fluted sleeves or any sleeve that flares out before coming in again at the wrist are very feminine and a great way to distract from…
• If I want to calm down, I'll buy some fabric, get a pattern, shut myself in a room and stay there for days, really happy.…
• Back in the '60s, there was a car sticker that read, 'Forget Oxfam, Feed Twiggy,' but I ate like a horse.
• The 40s onwards are when we can really begin to enjoy ourselves. For many women, this is when everything comes together, and they look better…
• Ageing doesn't mean giving up on style and individuality; it doesn't mean abandoning fashion and living in comfy slippers and flannel knickers.
• For special occasions, I love pretty dresses - but nothing too frou-frou!
• I am very sad that some designers are still using real fur when the fake alternatives are so effective and so easily obtainable.

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