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" I wanted to explore the Seventies idea of the ideal futuristic woman. So I watched cheesy films like 'Weird Science' and more dodgy things like 'Star Trek,' 'Barbarella' and 'Logan's Run.' "
Matthew Williamson
Run
Science
Explore
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" We know what the customer wants, and so we're buying in a totally different way. "
Matthew Williamson
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Buying
Customer
" I'm not one to pat myself on my back, but I have had a career for 20 years, and if people are interested in how I did it or if I can give any advice, then that's lovely. "
Matthew Williamson
Career
Myself
Back
" I wasn't inspired by lunatic asylums or anything like that. "
Matthew Williamson
Inspired
Like
Lunatic
" I have always been clear about what I wanted to do and who I wanted to dress. However, you need that business sense to help direct your talent. Because at the end of the day, you are selling clothes, and that is the reality which we live in. "
Matthew Williamson
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Dress
End
" Never shop alone for your bridal dress. Take a friend and bring a camera to take a picture of you. Make sure to get a picture of the back view: that's the part of the dress most people are going to see for the longest time. "
Matthew Williamson
Friend
View
Time
" I'm a natural technophobe, but I can see the importance of the digital role, and you have to celebrate it - our site is obviously an incredibly important part of our business now. "
Matthew Williamson
Important
You
Celebrate
" A catwalk show is just how it's done; it's just what you do - it's central to the presentation of a collection. It will be a very brave designer who gives up the catwalk entirely in favour of a digital show. "
Matthew Williamson
You
Presentation
Digital
" I don't usually Skype. I've used it once, but my boyfriend had to leave instructions: 'This is how you Skype me.' We do it for the business, of course - we have the site and trade online - but, personally, I'm not passionate about it. "
Matthew Williamson
Passionate
Business
You
" The V&A is an amazing museum, and the collections have always been a great inspiration to me. "
Matthew Williamson
Museum
Been
Amazing
" I've only dealt with fabulous brides! "
Matthew Williamson
Only
Dealt
Fabulous
" I love the fact that H&M has created a new phenomenon in fashion through the pioneering concept of collaborating with high-end designers to create one-off limited-edition capsule collections. I am thrilled that my creations for H&M will be accessible to - and hopefully enjoyed by - so many people around the world. "
Matthew Williamson
I Am
World
People
" I think the woman who buys my dress also wants a beautiful pillow. "
Matthew Williamson
Dress
Woman
Think
" I think Galliano returning to London Fashion Week at some point would be hugely well received by the industry. "
Matthew Williamson
Think
Week
Fashion
" I wanted to create a collection of leather handbags which would not only reflect the brand's DNA but also appeal to a busy cosmopolitan woman. "
Matthew Williamson
Brand
Woman
Reflect
" As the label has developed over the years, more and more structure and tailored pieces have been added, and so, whilst the core values of the brand have remained, I feel it's important to try new things and add more layers and dimensions to a collection every season. "
Matthew Williamson
Important
Values
Brand
" The last thing I want to appear is remotely jaded or bitter, which it could come across the wrong way. "
Matthew Williamson
Way
Want
Wrong
" London Fashion Week has always been very special to me. "
Matthew Williamson
Week
Fashion
Been
" I think there needs to be extremes in fashion, and Pucci offers another choice. "
Matthew Williamson
Choice
Fashion
I Think
" I wanted to create a bridal collection that is both a natural extension of the mainline eveningwear but, at the same time, reflects the opulence of such an important celebratory event. "
Matthew Williamson
Create
Important
Natural
" Madonna is untouchable. She is absolutely lovely. On a personal level, she's everything you would expect. She's so down to earth. "
Matthew Williamson
Personal
Down
Earth
" Of course I owe so much of my success to my parents. "
Matthew Williamson
Success
Parents
Owe
" My parents knew there was no point in pushing the football thing. I hated the boots. "
Matthew Williamson
Boots
Football
Hated
" I always wanted to be a designer and always felt surprised as a child when my sister used to deliberate about whether to be a nurse or a teacher. "
Matthew Williamson
Child
Used
Teacher
" Developing a new designer colouring book with Laurence King has been a real passion project of mine. "
Matthew Williamson
Passion
King
Book
" Everything I've designed is intended not to match perfectly but to sit together in harmony, to add flair and personality to any room. "
Matthew Williamson
Add
Sit
Together
" I guess I will always be known as a designer who references Ibiza, even though I've only been to the island a couple of times in my early twenties. "
Matthew Williamson
Will
Only
Island
" Pucci was always my favorite brand when I was in college. It has a similar DNA as my label, both in the sexy, uplifting point of view and in the use of color and surface pattern. "
Matthew Williamson
Color
DNA
College
" My collections are full of adaptable pieces: within the energetic lifestyle of L.A., they are able to take you from the beach in Malibu to the red carpet in Hollywood. "
Matthew Williamson
You
Lifestyle
Hollywood
" My mum has always been a huge inspiration for me and my work. She loves fashion and has always been so supportive. "
Matthew Williamson
Always
Been
Fashion
" It's just fantastic to have someone like the Duchess of Cambridge wear the brand. I think there are often misconceptions about who the brand is for, but it's not just a 20-year-old blonde girl on the beach, and Kate is testament to that. "
Matthew Williamson
Girl
Beach
Blonde