47 Quotes by Patrick Cox

There is nothing worse than bright lighting - it isn't flattering and makes the glamorous women want to leave.

I've stayed in enough hotels so I really know what works and what doesn't design-wise.

Most of my holidays are with wonderfully generous friends with houses in the country or the South of France.

I'm addicted to chinos the second weather gets warm enough.

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.

I finished college by July 15th, 1985, and by October 1985, I had a little stand during the trade show which was London Fashion week at the time. My stand was tiny - just 6 square meters in total - and I had my 12 shoes that I designed while in college.

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.

I'm a huge monarchist.

In fashion, my inspiration comes from pop culture - the 1960s and the following years. Whereas in interior design, my influences are much broader.