Boateng Quotes & Sayings

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

Tailoring was considered to be a world that was very traditional, and basically going out of fashion. Fashion designers did not have a real link with tailoring or tradition, so I fused the two worlds together. — Ozwald Boateng

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

I am honoured to be asked to take on this role, especially as it comes at such an integral time for our relationship with South Africa and the African continent. There shall be many new challenges and opportunities ahead and I look forward to embracing them with great anticipation [on becoming the UK's high commissioner to South Africa] — Paul Boateng

In Los Angeles, I'm always in Fred Segal. It's become a ritual. I have lunch and then buy lots of things I don't need. Usually tons of clothes for the kids that they grow out of in 10 seconds. — Ozwald Boateng

You can't have style if you don't have substance. — Ozwald Boateng

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

If you're a designer, there's got to be some films that you've seen that have inspired you creatively. There's no escaping that. — Ozwald Boateng

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

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

I have my fashion empire to build. — Ozwald Boateng

I'm doing a lot of things in Africa. I've formed a company with two friends of mine called Made In Africa and we are doing a lot of important things across the continent. — Ozwald Boateng

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

When things happen - you ask yourself why today, why not tomorrow, why not yesterday? That's the most amazing thing about time. — Ozwald Boateng

We covered so much ground on Thursday night that it took us half and hour. I'm not trying to look for excuses but that's the reality. — George Boateng

Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response. — Ozwald Boateng

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

Edgar was named as one of the players involved, but he was in my room, discussing religious subjects with me. — George Boateng

Style is an extension of yourself. My approach is to enhance the personality of the wearer, so he has his own voice — Ozwald Boateng

The future of Africa lies not with external actors but within Africa itself. The future of Africa lies here in Africa. — Paul Boateng

Because I'm a designer, I'm quite good when I shop. I know what I'm looking for. — Ozwald Boateng

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

I had a suit made for me when I was five. It was double-breasted, mohair and purple. My mother was very particular about clothing - it always used to have to go back into the plastic and it used to drive me insane. — Ozwald Boateng

My wife and I have a tradition of popcorn and videos with our kids on Friday evenings. — Ozwald Boateng