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" A healthy body really does make for a healthy mind. "
Giles Deacon
Body
Really
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" People are often a bit more adventurous with swimming costume prints; they like the idea of something a bit more jolly. "
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" Why shouldn't we want everybody to have a piece of Giles in their wardrobe? "
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" When I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist, among other things. "
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" I go to contemporary galleries all around the world when I can. There's always something historical and something contemporary; those are my rock references. "
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" I don't like po-faced fashion. "
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" I am really looking forward to walking past people on the street wearing my clothes and know I am designing for an everyday woman. "
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" I love London. Wherever I've lived, I've always had my flat here. "
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" My friends and I used to take two-hour trips to the record store in Newcastle, and we started buying copies of The Face and i-D. And then I went to art school, and as time progressed, I ended up where I am now. "
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" If you've invested money in buying a piece, you don't want it to just disintegrate. We all have that first wash anxiety, when that great t-shirt you've just bought shrinks away to nothing. "
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" I like to have a swim in the morning, a great way to start the day. "
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" I think when wedding dresses are talked about, every woman has a different set of factors in her mind of what it could be because they've been thinking about it possibly for such a long time. "
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" Making your own clothes is great - but don't make everything, or I'll be out of a job! "
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Great
" We design for a whole range of ages and body types, and we always have done. What's great about us is that the common thing that they all like is an accessible eccentricity of an accessible flamboyance, and I think the super thing about that, it isn't age-specific: you're not only dressing 25-year-olds; we're dressing women from 25 to 65+. "
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You
Great
" My parents weren't into fashion. I didn't have an eccentric granny who mixed lace mantillas with tweed. "
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Parents
Mixed
Fashion
" There's one thing I would like to do on the high street, and that's something different to what's been done before. So, who knows what that could be. "
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Street
" I can be very modern and experimental. "
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" The name Holly Fulton has become synonymous with daring, bold graphic prints which you just know if you wear you'll have a brilliant time in. "
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" The reason I wanted to work with New Look was that they wanted to stick with one designer and do lots of collections a year. "
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" People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence. "
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Saying
" I've always drawn a lot. I like the idea of turning a 2-D sketch into a 3-D thing very quickly. And clothing is really good for that. "
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" I don't believe in a recipe for success. You have to work hard; you may not always get it right - you have to bounce back from situations, and you have to be really focused and determined. It's important to have fun as well. Work shouldn't be a torture. "
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" I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wherever the hand will lead. "
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" I had a great teacher who was really encouraging and said I should go to Central Saint Martins. So I worked my socks off, and I managed to get a place there. It was there that I developed a real love for design. "
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" I went to public and state schools - not at the same time. I did my art foundation course at Harrogate College of Arts. This brilliant tutor suggested I apply to Central Saint Martins. I adored it. "
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" I really like doing good work and working with good people - that's the thing that drives me. "
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" The women that wear my clothes would want a pink BlackBerry in their handbag. "
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