Twiggy Quotes and Sayings - Page 1

“At sixteen, I was a funny, skinny little thing, all eyelashes and legs. And then, suddenly people told me it was gorgeous. I thought they had gone mad.”
-- Twiggy

#Eyelashes #Mad #People

“I used to do my own make-up. I used to have this doll that had those big eyelashes on the top and bottom, and I think I copied her when I was doing my eyes, putting false eyelashes on the bottom as well as the top. So I came up with that look myself.”
-- Twiggy

#Eye #Thinking #Looks

“It is no longer acceptable to ignore the suffering, and designers must take responsibility for the way that their fur is produced.”
-- Twiggy

#Responsibility #Suffering #Fur

“Confusion is the best form of communication. It's left to be unexplained.”
-- Twiggy

#Communication #Confusion #Form

“I want to continue to try and break the barrier between male and female.”
-- Twiggy

#Trying #Female #Want

“I used to be a thing; I'm a person now.”
-- Twiggy

#Used #Persons

“Wearing a bold print gets harder as you get older. Its safer to stick to subtle prints or block colours. I have always found prints quite tricky. My daughter Carly, who is on the design team at Stella McCartney, is obsessed with them.”
-- Twiggy

#Daughter #Team #Block

“For me, getting older doesnt mean throwing away a favourite-coloured lipstick or a fabulous pair of boots; instead, its about harnessing all the great things I have learnt over the years about what does and doesnt suit me, and enjoying the way in which cleverly selected outfits can enhance the nice bits.”
-- Twiggy

#Nice #Mean #Years

“You can't be a clothes hanger for your entire life.”
-- Twiggy

#Clothes

“The sixties were a time when ordinary people could do extraordinary things . . . !”
-- Twiggy

#People #Ordinary #Sixty

“Always be natural. Putting on airs will make a giggle out of you. Be yourself and if you don't know something say so.”
-- Twiggy

#Being Yourself #Air #Natural

“Tailored jackets with jeans is a great look for all ages. Dress up with a heel and pretty shirt, or just wear a smart T-shirt under the jacket.”
-- Twiggy

#Smart #Jeans #Age

“There's no need to dress like everyone else. It's much more fun to create your own look.”
-- Twiggy

#Fun #Looks #Dresses

“Ageing doesn't mean giving up on style and individuality; it doesn't mean abandoning fashion and living in comfy slippers and flannel knickers.”
-- Twiggy

#Fashion #Giving Up #Mean

“You won't often find me in a pair of killer heels: my heel height doesn't rise above two and a half inches, as I would just fall over!”
-- Twiggy

#Fall #Two #Half

“Christianity, like most religions, works with fear. Sins can be confessed and you are 'Clean again' and can start to sin again without thinking about your old sins. We believe that people should ask themselves why they sinned. They should show some responsibility.”
-- Twiggy

#Believe #Responsibility #Thinking About You

“I’m just mad for San Francisco. It is like London and Paris stacked on top of each other.”
-- Twiggy

#Paris #San Francisco #Mad

“Back in the '60s, there was a car sticker that read, 'Forget Oxfam, Feed Twiggy,' but I ate like a horse.”
-- Twiggy

#Horse #Car #Oxfam

“The trick is to find the style that is right for you. When it comes to trying new clothes, my advice is not to take it too seriously - it's all about having fun.”
-- Twiggy

#Fun #Clothes #Advice

“My weakness is chocolate - especially butterscotch and nut varieties.”
-- Twiggy

#Nuts #Chocolate #Weakness

“Being a grown-up woman doesn't mean you can't look beautiful, individual and different.”
-- Twiggy

#Beautiful #Mean #Looks

“Sometimes I can't believe I'm going to be 60. I always say there's no point moaning about getting older, when there's nothing you can do about it. But still, I do find it quite funny. I look at that number, 60, and I think, really? Me?”
-- Twiggy

#Believe #Thinking #Numbers

“Even if your bosoms are your best asset, deep round-neck or scoop-neck Ts can be too revealing. Offset this flash of gorgeousness by covering up your arms with a little cardi that has sleeves to the elbow.”
-- Twiggy

#Elbows #Arms #Littles

“I have an iPod, but I do still love CDs. There's something nice and tangible about a CD. I'm a mixture of old and new - I love my sewing machine, but I've also embraced new technology. The iPad is what did it for me - it's extraordinary.”
-- Twiggy

#Nice #Technology #Cds

“Life is about making choices: you can either spend three quid on a glossy magazine or you can spend it clearing three square metres of minefield and help give people their lives back. As simple as that.”
-- Twiggy

#Simple #Squares #People

“It's hard to see how anyone can fail to care about innocent children and animals being blown up by landmines.”
-- Twiggy

#Children #Animal #Care

“[On her thinness:] It's not what you'd call a figure, is it?”
-- Twiggy

#Figures #Thinness

“If you just say nothing, there is no way they can make you talk.”
-- Twiggy

#Way

“Can you imagine wot it was like. All the girls gettin' luvly figgers and me stayin' flat as a pancake? It was no fun, I tell you.”
-- Twiggy

#Girl #Fun #Pancakes

“I love flat shoes, more so than heels. One of my obsessions is men's co-respondent lace-ups.”
-- Twiggy

#Men #Shoes #Lace