「極簡女王」、「最懂女人的設計師」是Phoebe Philo身上最鮮明的標誌,她自2018年卸任Céline創意總監後,動態備受關注,大家都期待她能回歸時尚圈。終於在今年二月,於社群平台宣布將在九月推出個人同名品牌,並且七月已開放於官方網站PhoebePhilo.com註冊會員。消息一出,立刻在時尚圈掀起熱議,可見大家對Phoebe Philo的設計有多麼期待。

Phoebe Philo的設計之所以如此迷人,是因為她真正將自己的生活哲學、人生理念融入於設計中,所以她的作品是有靈魂的,從而引領一股別具魅力的時髦風格,在時尚產業佔據一方不敗地位。她曾說:「對我來說,終極的衣櫥就是一件白襯衫、一條黑褲子、一條裙子。也許是三件外套,兩件夾克,一雙高跟鞋,一雙平底鞋,一雙運動鞋。一款包,也許還有一條圍巾。」簡單一句話就清晰傳遞她的時尚哲學。

Phoebe Philo backstage (Photo by Gruber/WireImage)

「我想透過設計展現性格,並在時尚產業之外保持低調。」
“I want to show my personality through my designs and stay anonymous outside the industry.”

「給予女人值得投資的東西,而不是一次性產品,這才是對我們所居住的世界最正確的事情。」
“To offer women something that feels more about investing in something and less about being disposable is a complete corrective to the world we live in.”

「衣櫃裡的衣服應該是要實用,而不是為追求潮流。」
“Build a wardrobe rather than focusing on trends. ”

「我對傳遞一個特定流行造型或時尚元素不感興趣,對我來說服裝是表達自我的一種形式。」
“I’m not interested in clothes that just convey a certain look or fashion. Clothes for me have always been a form of self-expression.”

「時間是我最大的奢侈品。花時間去做些設計以外的事情,是我認為身為設計師很重要的事。」
“Time is my biggest luxury. Finding time to do things outside of fashion, which I think for a designer is incredibly important.”

「當我年紀越大,設計越多系列,我更樂終於找真實的風格與美感。」
“The older I get, and the more collections I do, the more I’m driven by real style and beauty.”

「我不喜歡透過服裝去物化女性。」
“I am not a big fan of women being sexualized through clothes.”

「女人應該有選擇,並且對於她們的穿著感到舒適。」
“Women should have choices, and women should feel good in what they wear.”

「最時髦的事情是當你不存在在Google上。」
“The chicest thing is when you don’t exist on Google.”

「我對出名有天生的恐懼感。我從不認為變得出名是件好事,我喜歡隱姓埋名。」
“I have an innate fear of fame. I’ve never thought being famous looked like such a good place to be. I love being incognito.”

「我的目的是為了展現而不是展示女人。」
“My aim is to reveal and not to display women.”

「每個人都在努力追求時髦。我認為不跟隨流行應該是下一個趨勢。」
“Everybody is trying to be so trendy. I think not being trendy should be the next trend.”

「當我找到一個我喜歡的造型,那就是我整個衣櫥。」
“When I find a look that I like, that’s my entire wardrobe.

這些經典名言,傳遞Phoebe Philo所抱持的人生哲學。她的低調展現在簡約的設計風格上,反而在追求浮華的時尚圈更顯獨特。Phoebe Philo的設計不只是設計,而是一種經得起時間考驗的精神。