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.

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.

Tailoring was considered to be a world that was very traditional, and basically going out of fashion. Fashion designers did not have a real link with tailoring or tradition, so I fused the two worlds together.

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

My wife and I have a tradition of popcorn and videos with our kids on Friday evenings.

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.