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" At the end of the day, I'm a very boring academic, bogged down with academia and structure and delivering an education. "

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" I may sound like a corny bastard, but I love fashion. "

" I've always believed that you have to have the skills before you destroy the skills. If you want to be crude, be crude, but don't be crude because you don't know how to do it, because you're not perfect at drawing and pattern-cutting. "

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" I always say to students, 'You're never going to have all the skills, but you have to have a skill.' "

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