Stephen Jones

You know, fashion is this, or clothing is this wonderful global thing where everybody wears something different, I hope.

Easier to get it wrong with that.

Yes, but even sometimes when people get it wrong, it's funny.

Occasionally I've been the millinery commentator for the BBC or Channel 4 or something like that.

And especially during Ascot, and they will say, oh, well, she looks terrible or something because she's got this huge hat and bright yellow with the pink dress and green high heels or something.

But if she's having the time of her life...

Who am I to criticize?

You know, I think that's fashion.

I mean, I say Royal Ascot.

I mean, the one which is a real cracker is the Grand National.

And I come from near Liverpool, so I have the authority to talk about such things.

But that is sort of always amazing.

But in fact...

We have in Western Europe now, I mean, we have such a limited view of what is etiquette and what is acceptable.

If you look around the world and even historically at the extraordinary things

people wear that the choice between should it be a black skirt or a beige skirt is so ridiculous, it almost doesn't exist.

I mean, if you should be considering, should I wear that giant skirt or this huge feather headdress?

If you were from a tribal society, certainly you'd be thinking that.

Is there a head that can never wear a hat?

No, I...