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" A lot of people's circumstances can change very, very quickly, and people can move jobs, relationships can break down, something else could happen, and the next thing you know, you can't pay your rent, you can't get the support you require, and you're out on the street. "

Giles Deacon

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" Some things can be quite stupid yet interesting. Life can be like that. "

Giles Deacon

Things

Stupid

" The effort you put into anything when you're a designer is 100% because it's all about what you get back out from it. "

" I love London. Wherever I've lived, I've always had my flat here. "

" My designs at Ungaro are a lot more sexual, in more of an obvious way: my personal designers are a little bit more sideways. "

Giles Deacon

Little

Personal

" I can be very modern and experimental. "

" I don't really have a mentor. "

Giles Deacon

Mentor

Really

" With all my clients I work with, they all have their absolute specialness about them. "

" 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. "

" Why shouldn't we want everybody to have a piece of Giles in their wardrobe? "

" Students are up to their eyeballs in loans, and it's going to get even worse. It's going to be hideous, actually. Students are going to be saddled for life. It's going to put a lot of people off going to college, which is a shame. "

" 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. "

" Clothes that a wallflower would like, that's not my thing. I like people who look interesting. "

Giles Deacon

Interesting

Clothes

" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "

" 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. "

" I like women to have life, personalities. Women who would perhaps cause some trouble on a night out and have a lot to say for themselves. "

Giles Deacon

Life

Night

" 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. "

" I have an art-school background, not a fashion background where it's like, 'Oh, we're going on holiday to Miami.' "

Giles Deacon

Holiday

" People are often a bit more adventurous with swimming costume prints; they like the idea of something a bit more jolly. "

Giles Deacon

Costume

" I was never one for just sitting in front of the telly. "

" I am really looking forward to walking past people on the street wearing my clothes and know I am designing for an everyday woman. "

" I've always been a big supporter of homeless charities across the board, ever since I first moved to London. "

" Animals. They're nice, aren't they? They're good things, animals. "

" I didn't set out wanting to be a fashion designer from the age of 3. It wasn't that kind of dream. "

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" For me, green is more about cycling than recycling. "

Giles Deacon

Cycling

" A healthy body really does make for a healthy mind. "