Shirt collars are very important to me. Putting a very soft shirt collar with a formal suit doesn't work for me at all. Ozwald Boateng collarformalimportant Change image and share on social
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. Ozwald Boateng departmentfashionmarket share on social
Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials are not that great, people go for black, navy and grey. Ozwald Boateng blackcolordark Change image and share on social
I'm not into street clothes. Don't understand it. I don't understand those over-exaggerated jean sizes so they hang off your back... I just don't understand it. Ozwald Boateng backclotheexaggerate Change image and share on social
Film has always been a really good tool for me to communicate emotion about why I create a collection. I'm probably one of the first designers to make short films. Ozwald Boateng collectioncommunicatecreate Change image and share on social
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. Ozwald Boateng engineerfindhave Change image and share on social
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. Ozwald Boateng approachcourtshipgivenchy Change image and share on social
I have my fashion empire to build. Ozwald Boateng buildempirefashion Change image and share on social
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. Ozwald Boateng dressgreatharris share on social
