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" Anyone looking for a black cashmere sweater isn't going to come to me. "
Giles Deacon
Going
Me
Black
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" For me, green is more about cycling than recycling. "
Giles Deacon
Me
Cycling
More
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
Money
Nothing
Anxiety
" Rooney Mara is someone I'd like to dress; we've not worked with her before and she certainly has very interesting personal style. "
Giles Deacon
Style
Dress
Interesting
" I love London. Wherever I've lived, I've always had my flat here. "
Giles Deacon
Flat
Always
Here
" I believe in the democracy of design. "
Giles Deacon
Design
Believe
Democracy
" People don't necessarily realise that there can be just as much work on a quiet jacket as an overblown gown. "
Giles Deacon
Work
Jacket
Just
" Even if you have a lot of money, you may not want to spend a lot of it on clothes. "
Giles Deacon
Even
You
Want
" I didn't set out wanting to be a fashion designer from the age of 3. It wasn't that kind of dream. "
Giles Deacon
Wanting
Dream
Fashion
" We want to be the go-to business for super-special daywear and eveningwear, to focus on what we are known for and what our customers want from us. "
Giles Deacon
Focus
Want
Us
" People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence. "
Giles Deacon
Irony
People
Saying
" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "
Giles Deacon
Inspiration
World
Natural
" I do like designing clothes that are - not exactly lofty but intellectual in their sexiness. "
Giles Deacon
Like
Intellectual
Clothes
" With all my clients I work with, they all have their absolute specialness about them. "
Giles Deacon
Them
Work
About
" I can never really comment on rumours. "
Giles Deacon
I Can
Comment
Really
" There are some great skinny girls, but it's about characters, isn't it? That's what I find attractive. People who've had interesting lives and tell you something that you don't know or are really good fun. "
Giles Deacon
People
Fun
Great
" I liked the fact DAKS was an unknown quantity. It's more like Gucci before Tom Ford got there. There's a lot you can do. "
Giles Deacon
Unknown
You
Quantity
" 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
Like
Night
" People are often a bit more adventurous with swimming costume prints; they like the idea of something a bit more jolly. "
Giles Deacon
Costume
Like
More
" People often think that the world fashion is so full of a certain pretense that it can't just be about going for something because it suits you and looks great, and it's nicely cut and is made of beautiful fabric. You know, if it has a bit of lightness and playfulness to it, then I think people just respond to that really well. "
Giles Deacon
Beautiful
World
Think
" I don't really see the point in planning to show off-schedule. I think it's things like showing on-schedule that helps London be organised as it is. "
Giles Deacon
London
Think
Show
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
Love
Great
Go
" Everybody's got a lot to their personalities. You're not just one element. There are some days you want something that can be a bit stricter or a bit more disciplined or something a bit more floaty and a bit freer. "
Giles Deacon
You
Days
Want
" With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season. "
Giles Deacon
Clients
September
Season
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
Different
Like
Street
" One day I'll do a Dorian Gray, and there will be a picture in the attic. I'll look like Helen Daniels from 'Neighbours' after her stroke. "
Giles Deacon
One Day
Look
Her
" Fashion designers seem the busiest people on the planet. "
Giles Deacon
Seem
Planet
People
" I liked natural history. I liked the outdoors. And I found the sea quite interesting. "
Giles Deacon
Interesting
Outdoors
History
" Due to the hectic, non-stop nature of my work, I'm always using my BlackBerry to stay in touch with my studio, wherever I am. "
Giles Deacon
Stay
Touch
Work
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
Work
Have Fun
Success
" With couture, the great thing is that each piece has its own character, and you have space to explore and continue themes season after season. "
Giles Deacon
Space
Own
Piece