I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick.

It’s true the punk fashion itself was iconographic: rips and dirt, safety pins, zips, slogans, and hairstyles. These motifs were so iconic in themselves – motifs of rebellion.

I wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.

When we started to do punk, we put all of these things together to create the look of an urban guerrilla – a rebel.

Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana… plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff.

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex.

I don’t think punk fashion is a specter or overemphasized – it made a big impression, as there had never been anything like it before.

I didn’t consider myself a fashion designer at all at the time of punk. I was just using fashion as a way to express my resistance and to be rebellious. I came from the country, and by the time I got to London, I considered myself to be very stupid. It was my ambition to understand the world I live in.