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" 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. "
Patrick Cox
Mind
Stars
Body
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" I've learnt a lot about construction and flexibility from my time at Geox. "
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" In fashion, my inspiration comes from pop culture - the 1960s and the following years. Whereas in interior design, my influences are much broader. "
Patrick Cox
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Culture
Fashion
" Show some originality and never wear one designer head to toe. "
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Wear
Never
Head
" I used to sock hop to 'Crocodile Rock' and stare at those platform boots on the album cover. "
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Used
Crocodile
Rock
" 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. "
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Off
Same
" I'm not a shoe snob. "
Patrick Cox
Snob
Shoe
" If you use your own name as your business brand, keep in mind that if you lose that brand, you have lost your name. And that is a bit of a problem going forward in life. If you decide to make up a name, and if you have lost that name, then who cares. But when it is your name on the products, and you lose it, that is the game changer. "
Patrick Cox
Problem
You
Mind
" I'm kind of the shoe guy. "
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Shoe
Kind
Guy
" 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. "
Patrick Cox
Luxury
Shoes
Love
" 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. "
Patrick Cox
Having Fun
Business
World
" 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. "
Patrick Cox
Search
New Things
I Am
" Most of my holidays are with wonderfully generous friends with houses in the country or the South of France. "
Patrick Cox
Holidays
France
Country
" I couldn't have asked for a better testimonial than Bob Dylan parting with his own cash for a pair of my shoes. "
Patrick Cox
Pair
Parting
Better
" 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. "
Patrick Cox
Need
Embrace
Company
" It is all about quality of life and being proud of what I do. I need me to be me. "
Patrick Cox
Me
Proud
Quality
" Wannabe was so huge. So big. So unexpected. "
Patrick Cox
Big
Huge
Unexpected
" Do I miss shoes? I miss the designing, but I don't miss the fashion industry. Those people eat their children. "
Patrick Cox
Children
Eat
Fashion
" Copying is a form of self-validation. "
Patrick Cox
Form
Copying
" I was wondering if the best was behind me, had the high point of my career already happened. Then I saw what Manolo had done, and some of his best work happened after he turned 40. "
Patrick Cox
Best
Me
Work
" I don't eat at home, ever. "
Patrick Cox
Home
Eat
Ever
" 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. "
Patrick Cox
Now
American
Fashion
" 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. "
Patrick Cox
Personality
Think
Time
" I love talking in lira because, suddenly, everything is in billions. "
Patrick Cox
Talking
Everything
Because
" By the time I came out of college, I was fabulous. "
Patrick Cox
Fabulous
Came
College
" I was never a fashion snob. "
Patrick Cox
Never
Snob
Fashion
" Elizabeth Hurley rocks. She really rocks. "
Patrick Cox
She
Rocks
Really
" I'm a huge monarchist. "
Patrick Cox
Huge
" My inspiration for interior design is more historical than traditional. "
Patrick Cox
Design
Inspiration
Interior
" The word 'modern' is a cliche. "
Patrick Cox
Cliche
Modern
Word
" 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. "
Patrick Cox
Fashion
Knew
London