Patrick Cox Quotes

"I like to be playful; I want people to look at what I do and smile."

"Show some originality and never wear one designer head to toe."

"I couldn't have asked for a better testimonial than Bob Dylan parting with his own cash for a pair of my shoes."

"It is all about quality of life and being proud of what I do. I need me to be me."

"Rock stars love Cuban heels because a lot of them tend to be diminutive. And I've never met a man who doesn't mind having an extra inch or two anywhere on his body."

"There is nothing worse than bright lighting - it isn't flattering and makes the glamorous women want to leave."

"I've stayed in enough hotels so I really know what works and what doesn't design-wise."

"Most of my holidays are with wonderfully generous friends with houses in the country or the South of France."

"I'm addicted to chinos the second weather gets warm enough."

"After selling the business, and the Patrick Cox brand in 2007, I had a three-year non-compete, where I just spent a lot of time hanging all over the world on beaches and having fun."

"I finished college by July 15th, 1985, and by October 1985, I had a little stand during the trade show which was London Fashion week at the time. My stand was tiny - just 6 square meters in total - and I had my 12 shoes that I designed while in college."

"As a designer, you are not only a designer, you are also a celebrity, an entertainer, and a spokesperson that speaks on behalf of the company. So you need to realize that you have to embrace all those sides."

"Shoe design is like architecture - with the finest structure and tight, precise seams, it suits my obsessive neatness."

"I'm a huge monarchist."

"In fashion, my inspiration comes from pop culture - the 1960s and the following years. Whereas in interior design, my influences are much broader."

"I am like a sponge: I adore reading, watching films, and visiting museums and exhibitions. I am always in search of new things in many spheres."

"My inspiration for interior design is more historical than traditional."

"I think a house should reflect the interests and personality of the occupant, but it takes time to gather together the objects one likes around oneself."

"I lived in Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon when I was very young, until my mother divorced my father."

"Now, I'm older. I don't follow the vagaries of fashion: my look tends to be skinny flat-front trousers with a long-sleeve American Apparel T-shirt and a V-neck cashmere jumper - preferably Loro Piana."

"Do I miss shoes? I miss the designing, but I don't miss the fashion industry. Those people eat their children."

"I have a pop sensibility, which I think comes from all those weekends spent in nightclubs."

"I came to London during what was called the second British invasion. The music was from Britain, the fashion was from Britain, everything was from Britain, so I knew I had to be in Britain."

"Elizabeth Hurley rocks. She really rocks."

"I don't eat at home, ever."

"I love Italy, and that's where I make my own shoes. But the French really do respect designers. Italy is totally different; footwear is an industry. The shoes are all about craft and luxury. French shoes are more about straight lines, and they are way more geometric."

"Archives can be inspiring but overwhelming. You have to forget them - especially when the whole world has been knocking them off. Everyone shops the same flea markets."

"The word 'modern' is a cliche."

"I'm not a shoe snob."

"Copying is a form of self-validation."