Douglas Hodge Quotes

I was ten years old when my first 'Vogue' cover sang me its siren call and dashed me against the treacherous rocks of fashion obsession.

In terms of fashion, I think the biggest influence that I had was my father. My pops, he was really into men's fashion and read all of the magazines.

The thing is that any sophistication I have, aesthetically, comes from 'Vogue' and 'Harper's Bazaar.' In the '60s, I never missed an issue, even if I had to steal to get them.

All the airports kind of feel and look the same now. Some are more beautiful, some are less beautiful, but for the most part you're going to find a Starbucks in every airport. You're going to get your coffee and the 'USA Today' or 'New York Times' in every airport.

I grew up in a family of people who were obsessed with fashion.

I am addicted to 'Vogue' magazines, be they French, British - I adore, adore, adore.

I tell women not to believe everything they read about fashion.

I'm a compulsive sneaker collector, mostly limited edition.

I fell for MUJI socks at their store in N.Y.C.'s JFK airport, and now I get them in bundles.

I enjoy popping in to World Duty Free at the airport and trying out perfumes - I can never resist a new scent.

I'm not obsessively a follower of fashion in the way I used to be. But I still have all those magazines I bought at the time because I bought ones that felt a little timeless, more like books.

I always like to arrive at the airport early to enjoy breakfast and lounge about so that when I get on the plane all my travel fever has disappeared.

There are those airports which make you feel better, and there are those airports that, when you go there, your heart sinks: you can't wait to get out of there. They both function as airports, but it's the things that you can't measure that make them different.

I've never missed a flight. And I don't see any reason in cutting it close because airports are pleasurable for me: You can go to the restaurant, get a massage, browse books, sit at a bar, check emails.

Being stuck in airports, you always end up buying perfume and sunglasses.

Healthy body image is not something that you're going to learn from fashion magazines.

I never looked at magazines before I started modeling. I was 13 or 14, and none of my friends were into magazines. We were into the fashion of the day, though.

If anyone says they haven't experienced sexism then I don't know what life they've lived. Males and females have, for different reasons, and I don't think it's a media thing.

One cabbie chastened me by saying that the fashion industry was doing harm to young people, who are trying to live up to an unrealistic ideal. It prompted me to make body image and diversity key issues on 'The Business of Fashion.'

I grew up watching films that presented male perspectives of women.

Chennai is certainly not a fashion place, though I hear it's picking up.

Vogue is my best mate.

Many parts of the media have created the situation where uninteresting fashion can thrive.

I always think it's kind of fun to get to the airport early, check in, and then go and have a meal before getting on the plane.

A lot of people make fashion their whole life, which I think is not cool.