Stephen Jones

Why do you like hats?

And he said, oh, that's funny coming from you.

And he said, well, why would a dress designer stop being interested in the body at the neck?

Like at the hem of the clothes, at your wrist, why would your interest stop there?

So...

In the same way as to your thought, it was just a continuation of the silhouette, maybe a punctuation, but really a continuation of the silhouette.

You know, I think about it all in one.

Having said that, I quite like hats to be, my hats, to be a conversation piece.

Something about hats where they can be entertaining.

and cheer you up.

And I actually think if that's all that a hat can be, just to cheer somebody up, it's the most fabulous thing ever.

I mean, it's better than, I mean, a fabulous therapy, if you will, said he being on the sofa.

Oh, yeah.

I mean, I think to be a fashion designer is so, so unbelievably difficult.

And as the days go past...

days, literally not only years, I think it becomes more and more difficult.

They have to have a self belief, which is extraordinary.

And they sort of have to believe they're the best.

Otherwise you just couldn't do it and do it to themselves.

And they have a message and they have to be a very strong person.