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" At a certain period in time, the fashion industry was portraying this image of a totally unrealistic woman, women who are not allowed to be themselves. "
Giles Deacon
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" Pretty much hated school. I never really found my footing. I just didn't like lessons. "
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" Anyone looking for a black cashmere sweater isn't going to come to me. "
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" Cecil Beaton was Andy Warhol before Andy Warhol, really. "
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" Clothes that a wallflower would like, that's not my thing. I like people who look interesting. "
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" I think a bit of jewellery that cheers you up for the day isn't a bad thing. "
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" With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season. "
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" If a piece is individually made to measure, then it's couture. "
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" My designs at Ungaro are a lot more sexual, in more of an obvious way: my personal designers are a little bit more sideways. "
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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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Art
" 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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" I don't design for wallflowers. "
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" Animals. They're nice, aren't they? They're good things, animals. "
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Things
Nice
" I don't like acres of faceless girls walking. "
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Acres
" I liked natural history. I liked the outdoors. And I found the sea quite interesting. "
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Outdoors
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" I'll spend a couple of days in Paris, a couple back in London, some time at the factory in Italy... I like travelling, but it can be a struggle to get home for weekends. "
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Paris
Italy
Home
" I don't really have a mentor. "
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Mentor
Really
" You take it very seriously when you start any project, but not everything in life ends up where you think it's going to be. "
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You
Seriously
" 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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Work
Have Fun
Success
" I like to have a swim in the morning, a great way to start the day. "
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Day
Morning
Great
" 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. "
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Stay
Touch
Work
" A healthy body really does make for a healthy mind. "
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Body
Really
Mind
" 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. "
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Space
Own
Piece
" Fashion designers seem the busiest people on the planet. "
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Seem
Planet
People
" Single-sex private schools, especially in the middle of nowhere on a bleak hill in County Durham - I don't think they make sense. "
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Nowhere
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Middle
" 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. "
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" People should just get over themselves. "
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Over
People
" I do like designing clothes that are - not exactly lofty but intellectual in their sexiness. "
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