Ozwald Boateng Quotes

When things happen – you ask yourself why today, why not tomorrow, why not yesterday? That’s the most amazing thing about time.

A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes a lot of hard work.

You can’t have style if you don’t have substance.

If you’re a designer, there’s got to be some films that you’ve seen that have inspired you creatively. There’s no escaping that.

I’m ready to do womenswear. You’ve always got to be inspired by something new – women have so much more shape and I’m about finding what to engineer around those shapes.

When I started, department stores were either very fashion, or very tailored, so the two never mixed. I mixed it, and they said you’re too tailored for fashion and too fashion for tailoring. So I had to move the market. So that’s what I did.

I’m doing a lot of things in Africa. I’ve formed a company with two friends of mine called Made In Africa and we are doing a lot of important things across the continent.

I haven’t been to a job interview since I was 16 years old. When I was approached by Givenchy it was more like a courtship.

If I’m going to do something, I’m going to do it well. That’s just my character, that’s just the way it is with me.

In Los Angeles, I’m always in Fred Segal. It’s become a ritual. I have lunch and then buy lots of things I don’t need. Usually tons of clothes for the kids that they grow out of in 10 seconds.

You come to me and it’s my job to make you look the best you can look. From an image point of view, would I prefer to dress Jude Law instead of Rolf Harris? Of course. But it’s my job to make them both look great.

Shirt collars are very important to me. Putting a very soft shirt collar with a formal suit doesn’t work for me at all.