Paul Smith Quotes

Don’t dress for fashion, dress for yourself

My parents never prevented me from doing anything, but they didn’t have the knowledge of the arts that Mrs. Ranger had.

I was always kind of naГЇve, and really needed to be given some direction.

People, even children, aren’t really afraid of change. They’re afraid of not being prepared for change.

I was always making things. I made model airplanes and did a number of hands-on activities. I liked creating in some form or another, not realizing what it was all about.

Stop making sense. Logic is predictable. Think differently.

I got the letter about becoming a Sir in 2000, the same year that Pauline asked me if we could finally get married. My assistant, Colette, called up and it turned out both the wedding and the Buck House ceremony were happening on the same day. I was knighted at 11 and married at four. She became an instant Lady.

I’m very curious and being childlike
is vital in our industry

Maybe that’s what I’ve based my career on: getting up earlier than everyone else so I get an extra couple of hours.

What I adore is mixing the unexpected, things you don’t imagine should go together

I was always busy doing something, being an only child.

Christianity began in Palestine as an experience, it moved to Greece and became a philosophy, it moved to Italy and became an institution, it moved to Europe and became a culture, and it moved to America and became a business! We’ve left the experience long behind.

You can find inspiration in everything. If you can’t, then you’re not looking properly.

Experience is the best teacher. A compelling story is a close second.

When life closes a door, God opens a window.

I think I was really naГЇve. I had no context to think about what I wanted to do. Each step was a next stage of exploration.

There’s always an important person who helps support your interests and encourages you.

I think it was interesting that when you’re in those formative years you respond to things that interest you and don’t always know where they lead. But they accumulate and add up to something that enriches your later life or leads you to some new experience.

I’ve always been a keen cyclist, I’m very close to the world of cycling. Not just cycling really – also walking, adventures, being a curious person, traveling to new countries.

The Japanese are hard to understand, but once you do the world is your oyster.

Many people look but they do not see.

Fashion is about today and tomorrow.
Nobody cares how good you used to be

When knowledge is scant or conflicting, folklore takes over.