British Designer Zandra Rhodes

introduced to fashion by her mother

introduced to fashion by her mother Sandra Rhodes has been designing for the

Sandra Rhodes has been designing for the

Sandra Rhodes has been designing for the rich and famous ever since hi and

rich and famous ever since hi and

rich and famous ever since hi and welcome to watchmojo.com my name is

welcome to watchmojo.com my name is

welcome to watchmojo.com my name is stephanie and today we’re talking to the

stephanie and today we’re talking to the

stephanie and today we’re talking to the timeless british designer can you please

timeless british designer can you please

timeless british designer can you please tell us about how you began your career

tell us about how you began your career

tell us about how you began your career as a designer I started a sec star

as a designer I started a sec star

as a designer I started a sec star designer and in the early 60s and when I

designer and in the early 60s and when I

designer and in the early 60s and when I couldn’t sell my textile designs I

couldn’t sell my textile designs I

couldn’t sell my textile designs I decided I would much rather learn to

decided I would much rather learn to

decided I would much rather learn to make the dresses and go straight to the

make the dresses and go straight to the

make the dresses and go straight to the public tonight you unveiled your spring

public tonight you unveiled your spring

public tonight you unveiled your spring 2009 collection as well as your fall and

2009 collection as well as your fall and

2009 collection as well as your fall and winter 2008 collections is wondering if

winter 2008 collections is wondering if

winter 2008 collections is wondering if you speak about the core themes and the

you speak about the core themes and the

you speak about the core themes and the inspirations behind all this I wanted

inspirations behind all this I wanted

inspirations behind all this I wanted dresses that you felt fabulous in

dresses that you felt fabulous in

dresses that you felt fabulous in whether you were tiny and slim or

whether you were tiny and slim or

whether you were tiny and slim or whether you were in a wonderful caftan

whether you were in a wonderful caftan

whether you were in a wonderful caftan and it was a mixture of celebration of

and it was a mixture of celebration of

and it was a mixture of celebration of all the prints it was just a wonderful

all the prints it was just a wonderful

all the prints it was just a wonderful collection that people can come in and

collection that people can come in and

collection that people can come in and see me at the operon see the dresses I

see me at the operon see the dresses I

see me at the operon see the dresses I would like to speak about your

would like to speak about your

would like to speak about your experience designing for pizzettes opera

experience designing for pizzettes opera

experience designing for pizzettes opera the professor’s so I was wondering

the professor’s so I was wondering

the professor’s so I was wondering basically how did the story influence

basically how did the story influence

basically how did the story influence all the colors and styles that you use

all the colors and styles that you use

all the colors and styles that you use I’ve been to India a lot as a guest of

I’ve been to India a lot as a guest of

I’ve been to India a lot as a guest of the Indian government and this is an

the Indian government and this is an

the Indian government and this is an indian-inspired opera so I got sarees

indian-inspired opera so I got sarees

indian-inspired opera so I got sarees and printed on them in my prints and

and printed on them in my prints and

and printed on them in my prints and then made the all the religious people

then made the all the religious people

then made the all the religious people are gorgeous shocking pink and orange

are gorgeous shocking pink and orange

are gorgeous shocking pink and orange the fishermen and the villagers are all

the fishermen and the villagers are all

the fishermen and the villagers are all in blues and aquas so I know you’ve

in blues and aquas so I know you’ve

in blues and aquas so I know you’ve designed for several operas such as the

designed for several operas such as the

designed for several operas such as the San Diego opera the grand Houston opera

San Diego opera the grand Houston opera

San Diego opera the grand Houston opera and I was wondering what is it about the

and I was wondering what is it about the

and I was wondering what is it about the Opera in particular that moves you to

Opera in particular that moves you to

Opera in particular that moves you to design for it the people in opera larger

design for it the people in opera larger

design for it the people in opera larger than life music together with what

than life music together with what

than life music together with what you’re looking at is such a lot lifting

you’re looking at is such a lot lifting

you’re looking at is such a lot lifting experience that it just takes you into

experience that it just takes you into

experience that it just takes you into another planet but I haven’t stopped

another planet but I haven’t stopped

another planet but I haven’t stopped doing dresses I love doing dresses and I

doing dresses I love doing dresses and I

doing dresses I love doing dresses and I love making close to people your

love making close to people your

love making close to people your constant inspiration throughout the

constant inspiration throughout the

constant inspiration throughout the years has been nature and organic

years has been nature and organic

years has been nature and organic material so I was wondering what is it

material so I was wondering what is it

material so I was wondering what is it about these things that basically moves

about these things that basically moves

about these things that basically moves to create and design when I go to places

to create and design when I go to places

to create and design when I go to places I draw so for example for the scenery on

I draw so for example for the scenery on

I draw so for example for the scenery on the back of the Pearl Fishers I’d done

the back of the Pearl Fishers I’d done

the back of the Pearl Fishers I’d done lots of drawings of palm trees when I

lots of drawings of palm trees when I

lots of drawings of palm trees when I was lucky enough to be on a desert

was lucky enough to be on a desert

was lucky enough to be on a desert island I used all the inspiration that I

island I used all the inspiration that I

island I used all the inspiration that I drawn in my sketchbooks thank you so

drawn in my sketchbooks thank you so

drawn in my sketchbooks thank you so much thank you