Philo
Philo
Philo of AlexandriaHaCohen; c. 25 BCE – c. 50 CE), also called Philo Judaeus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryEgypt
human respect
I feel very much that I am a human being, with human limitations, and I need to respect that.
family home whether
I don't know whether that comes from having a family - having something very important at home that needed to be protected.
deciding history job offers stay whether
When I was deciding whether or not to take the job at Celine, I didn't really look at the history of the house. I had other offers to come back, but they weren't right, or they wouldn't let me stay in London, which was non-negotiable.
few iconic styles wardrobe
My favourite eras for styles are still the 70s and 40s, and there will be a few iconic pieces to build the wardrobe around, like there were at Chloe, but I want there to be a feel of mix-and-match.
buy clothes desire given liked massive
I never had a massive desire to buy clothes. I liked to customise the clothes I already had or was given when I was younger. If I didn't like them that much, I made them how I wanted them to be.
aim beauty display driven older reveal women
The older I get, and the more collections I do, the more I'm driven by real style and beauty. My aim is to reveal and not to display women.
I try not to intellectualise what I do.
showing women
I do like the idea of women not showing too much, of them being quite reserved in a way, and quite covered.
require shops time wants
Everyone wants new things all the time; shops require so much - there has to be consistency.
child guilt imagine mobile neurotic simply spend stomach time transition until work
Until you go through with it yourself, you simply can't imagine it. But it is the transition of going back to work and the guilt of how much time you spend with your child that's hard. I worry about not getting back in time for bath-time. I am not a neurotic person at all, but every time the mobile rings, my stomach leaps.
allow amount begin certain defined describe likes offer
I wouldn't want to even try to begin to describe our customer, as I think she likes a certain amount of anonymity. I try to offer clothes that allow that. I myself do not like being defined so readily, so I imagine that she is similar?
anonymous designs
I want to show my personality through my designs and stay pretty anonymous outside the industry.
creates easier fantastic
I have a fantastic team, and it's much easier having children, because that creates a natural limit.
asked believe model petite
Because I'm a woman, and I'm petite and blonde, you wouldn't believe how often I'm asked to model the clothes.