September 19, 2011 |
FROM THE VAULT (SUMMER 2011)
NAME: Antonio Berardi.
AGE: I am the youngest of five children.
OCCUPATION: FD and FM.
CURRENT EMPLOYER: self-employed.
FIRST JOB IN FASHION?
“Production assistant at John Galliano.”
WHAT’S NEW?
“The Only the Lonely EP from UNKLE.”
HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?
“With a £500 bank loan.”
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE TREE?
“A ladder, shoes with springs attached or a jet pack.”
FASHION IS…
“Never saying never.”
DO YOU EVER WEAR YOUR OWN DESIGNS?
“No, because my legs and chest are hairy, and I don’t have the figure for them…”
WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
“Everything I am passionate about.”
FASHION IS…
“What you want it to be.”
HOW IMPORTANT ARE HEMLINES?
“Depends on your height, and how good your ankles are.”
CAN YOU MULTITASK?
“Yes, and I can tie cherry stalks with my tongue, whilst patting my head and rubbing my tummy.”
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ON YOUR EPITAPH?
“An iPod dock, so that loved ones can refill my iPod with new tunes.”
ARE YOU ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LAST COLLECTION?
“You talkin’ to me?”
ARE YOU/WERE YOU A JUVENILE DELINQUENT?
“More of a money-lending, blackmailing SOB, but only within the family.”
ARE YOU A SMOKY SOMETHIN’?
“Definitely!”
DO YOU GET JEALOUS OF OTHER DESIGNERS?
“Only if they are better cooks than myself.”
DO YOU GET RECOGNISED ON THE STREET? DO YOU HAVE/HAVE EVER HAD A STALKER?
“No. I get recognised as someone else, but never as myself. As for the stalkers, do you want a list…?”
HAVE YOU EVER THROWN A DIVA STROP?
“Once, in front of the bathroom mirror, when my hairbrush broke down.”
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE WAY MOST PEOPLE DRESS?
“It’s personal.”
WAS THERE A PARTICULAR POINT WHEN YOU STARTED TO GET AMBITIOUS?
“From an early age, when I started playing on the slot machines, and I had a system going.”
HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN ALL ABOUT FASHION?
“Absolutely not, I can sew.”
ARE YOU A LEGEND? LEGENDARY?
“I once played the wife of Joe Gargery in a school production of Pip and the Convict. It’s apparently still talked about in the fens.”
DALLAS OR DYNASTY? SUE ELLEN OR ALEXIS?
“Dallas, and definitely Sue Ellen. I always admired her for drinking her iced tea straight in the mornings.”
HAVE YOU EVER LIED IN AN INTERVIEW?
“No, but the interviewer has.”
DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR? A MUSE? WHO/WHAT ARE THEY?
“I have people around me whom I trust, admire and adore, and that makes me feel complete.”
ARE YOU A BELIEVER IN HEALTHY COMPETITION?
“Only if the treadmills are set at the same speed.”
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT?
“Pumpkin and carrot soup.”
HOW MANY LICKS DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTRE OF IT?
“Well… now that would depend on the angle of approach!”
CAN YOU WRAP YOUR LEGS AROUND YOUR NECK LIKE JANICE DICKINSON?
“No, but I am known to be ambidextrous!”
IF YOU COULD BE A SUPERHERO, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?
“The Phantom Stranger – just because.”
WHAT IS GOOD DESIGN?
“Anything my sister Piera deems to be.”
DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST DRESS? SHOW?
“Yes, it was in a red room, with Kylie modelling, Philip Treacy on hats, Manolo Blahnik on shoes, and Princess Julia playing live.”
WHAT’S VULGAR?
“Hypocrisy, envy and greed.”
HAVE YOU EVER BANNED ANYONE FROM YOUR SHOW BECAUSE OF A BAD REVIEW? WOULD YOU?
“NO and NO! Everyone has an opinion and a voice.”
HOW PRETENTIOUS ARE YOU ON A SCALE OF 1-10?
“YEAH?!?!?”
by Natalie Dembinska
