Twiggy Quotes - Page 2

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• I ate like a horse when I was younger, and not very sensibly, though no one ever believes that.

  Twiggy

  Horse, Believe

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• Christianity, like most religions, works with fear. Sins can be confessed and you are 'Clean again' and can start to sin again without thinking about your old sins. We believe that people should ask themselves why they sinned. They should show some responsibility.

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  Believe, Responsibility, Thinking About You

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• For me, getting older doesnt mean throwing away a favourite-coloured lipstick or a fabulous pair of boots; instead, its about harnessing all the great things I have learnt over the years about what does and doesnt suit me, and enjoying the way in which cleverly selected outfits can enhance the nice bits.

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  Nice, Mean, Years

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• [On her thinness:] It's not what you'd call a figure, is it?

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  Figures, Thinness

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• Tailored jackets with jeans is a great look for all ages. Dress up with a heel and pretty shirt, or just wear a smart T-shirt under the jacket.

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  Smart, Jeans, Age

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• I was very, very underdeveloped for my age, I hated what I looked like, so I thought everyone had gone stark raving mad.

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  Mad, Age, Gone

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• It is no longer acceptable to ignore the suffering, and designers must take responsibility for the way that their fur is produced.

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  Responsibility, Suffering, Fur

  "Twiggy slams designers for using 'intolerably cruel' fur in London Fashion Week collections". www.dailymail.co.uk. February 24, 2010.

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• For special occasions, I love pretty dresses - but nothing too frou-frou!

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  Special, Dresses, Occasions

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• I like to get on with people. I don't go around being nasty, but if someone crosses me, I can be horrible back.

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  People, Nasty, Crosses

  "Twiggy at 60: 'It's amazing I didn't go stark raving bonkers'". Interview with Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. September 19, 2009.

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• If I want to calm down, I'll buy some fabric, get a pattern, shut myself in a room and stay there for days, really happy. And at the end of it, you get a bedspread or some curtains or something to wear - it's lovely.

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  Lovely, Fabric, Patterns

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• I eat healthily because that's the way I prefer to eat, and I'm sure it helps keep the weight off.

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  Weight, Way, Helping

  Biography/Person Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Back in the '60s, there was a car sticker that read, 'Forget Oxfam, Feed Twiggy,' but I ate like a horse.

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  Horse, Car, Oxfam

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• You won't often find me in a pair of killer heels: my heel height doesn't rise above two and a half inches, as I would just fall over!

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  Fall, Two, Half

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• I’m just mad for San Francisco. It is like London and Paris stacked on top of each other.

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  Paris, San Francisco, Mad

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• I have an iPod, but I do still love CDs. There's something nice and tangible about a CD. I'm a mixture of old and new - I love my sewing machine, but I've also embraced new technology. The iPad is what did it for me - it's extraordinary.

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  Nice, Technology, Cds

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• We want to raise the children the parents aren't raising. I think we want to press individuality on people, though that doesn't necessarily mean being like us. But, it doesn't mean that if you come dressed like us that you aren't being yourself.

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  Being Yourself, Children, Mean

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• Want to continue to try and break the barrier between male and female. If you want to do that, that's fine. At our shows, it's like a Halloween party, which isn't a bad thing. I'd like to see more of it actually.

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  Halloween, Party, Trying

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• I've never really had a waist. Even when I was at my slimmest, my silhouette was very straight up, straight down. But I have learnt how to give myself a bit of waist by optical illusion. For this, bring on the belts.

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  Giving, Optical Illusions, Silhouettes

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• Knitwear can play a vital part in layering. The simplicity of a lightweight cardigan makes it one of the best ways to layer outfits. I love granddad cardis for winter, worn over a vintage lace shirt, waistcoat and full skirt with slouchy boots.

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  Winter, Vintage, Play

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• I've had albums out since the 1970s. I was in a musical, 'The Boy Friend,' directed by Ken Russell, and I was on Broadway in 'My One And Only' with Tommy Tune, so I've always been a singer, but I suppose people think of my modelling more.

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  Boys, Thinking, People

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• Belts distract the eye from a bloated tummy, a heavy-set upper body and all manner of sins. They can be a superb way to update your wardrobe without breaking the bank, and there's no reason to stop wearing them, ever!

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  Eye, Body, Way

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• I love flat shoes, more so than heels. One of my obsessions is men's co-respondent lace-ups.

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  Men, Shoes, Lace

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• I am very sad that some designers are still using real fur when the fake alternatives are so effective and so easily obtainable.

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  Real, Fake, Alternatives

  "Twiggy slams designers for using 'intolerably cruel' fur in London Fashion Week collections". www.dailymail.co.uk. February 24, 2010.

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• It's hard to see how anyone can fail to care about innocent children and animals being blown up by landmines.

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  Children, Animal, Care

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• Even if your bosoms are your best asset, deep round-neck or scoop-neck Ts can be too revealing. Offset this flash of gorgeousness by covering up your arms with a little cardi that has sleeves to the elbow.

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  Covering, Elbows, Arms

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