Phoebe Philo
Phoebe Philo
Phoebe Philo OBEis a British fashion designer. In 2014 she was named by Time Magazine as amongst the world's 100 most influential people...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDesigner
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.
decided obsess prints resist women work
I decided to work on things that obsess women because women can't resist things like lace, sequins, animal prints and python.
biggest designer finding incredibly outside time
Time is my biggest luxury. Finding time to do things outside of fashion, which I think for a designer is incredibly important.
certain change fabric love updating
What I love is this idea of a wardrobe, the idea that we're establishing certain signatures and updating them, that a change in colour or fabric is enough.
came deep time work
I had my daughter, and with that came a deep sense of responsibility; my time for work had become precious, and it had to have more meaning.
area believe good gotta passionate
I find mediocrity hard. I find that whole area difficult. I'm a very passionate person; I care very much about what I do. I believe I give it a lot, so it's gotta be good; otherwise, what's the point?
certain clothes convey form interested
I'm not interested in clothes that just convey a certain look or fashion. Clothes for me have always been a form of self-expression.
absolutely ease gap market needs women
There is absolutely a gap in the market for thirty something women and, the more I look at it, the more I feel there needs to be a sense of ease and choice.
expressive fashion feeling playful relationship time
My relationship with fashion is playful and very expressive of what I'm feeling at the time.
affected interviews necessary seemed time understanding work
I'm happy to do interviews from time to time, but I don't find them that necessary - and that hasn't seemed to have affected people's understanding of our work.