Phoebe Philo: 'I'd Rather Walk Down The Street Naked' Than Join Facebook

The Financial Times caught up with Phoebe Philo, the creative director of Céline and former powerhouse behind Chloé and she talked a little bit about her life outside the fashion houses -- which does not include social networking:

Away from work, she spends a lot of time watching the news and reading newspapers in bed. In their actual paper incarnation. She does not spend a lot of time hanging out online and has not embraced the virtual world the way so many of her fashion peers have, either personally or professionally. She is not on Facebook. "I couldn't think of anything worse," she says. "I'd rather walk down the street naked. I don't use it and I don't communicate with my friends like that. I just don't have the desire to have that much contact with anyone who isn't my family and friends."

Philo remarked, "Time is my biggest luxury. Finding time to do things outside of fashion, which I think for a designer is incredibly important." She said that she always takes her children to school and puts them to sleep at night, adding, "It never feels easy."

She also shared that she "always wanted to do something you could take home at the end of the day. My happiest memories at school are of art. This is just an extension of that. I mean, I love the idea of turning an idea into something women wear."