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" Cecil Beaton was Andy Warhol before Andy Warhol, really. "

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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. "

" With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season. "

" I try to exercise three to four times a week. "

" People don't necessarily realise that there can be just as much work on a quiet jacket as an overblown gown. "

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

" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "

" It can be refugees, it can be a pregnant mother, it can be a 15-year-old... homelessness can happen to everybody. "

" I don't like acres of faceless girls walking. "

" 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. "

" Single-sex private schools, especially in the middle of nowhere on a bleak hill in County Durham - I don't think they make sense. "

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

" I believe in the democracy of design. "

" I like characters in life, generally; I don't like to see a collection modelled on a homogeneous look. That terrifies me. "

" When I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist, among other things. "

" I love historical references. "

" I'm interested in women who have got character and experience and an opinion about things. "

" Let's be honest: not everybody can afford to buy £5,000 dresses, so the jewellery is a nice of way of getting the Giles product out into the world and introduce it to people not familiar with the label. QVC is a really good partner to help us do that. "

" The customer who likes to be noticed is important to us. "

" 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. "

" DAKS is a much more restrained silhouette, and there's a real emphasis on daywear, outerwear, and tailoring. It's more stripped-down. "

" I think a bit of jewellery that cheers you up for the day isn't a bad thing. "

" 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. "

" Women I've known have always been quite strong and confident women. Sure, I've got some friends who aren't so overtly confident, or at least don't appear that way. But when you get to know them, they are very much so. "

" 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. "

" My longest collaborative working relationship is with Katie Grand, the editor-in-chief of 'Love' magazine. Katie's an inspiration and a sounding block. She's got such great taste. "

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

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

" Rooney Mara is someone I'd like to dress; we've not worked with her before and she certainly has very interesting personal style. "

" 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. "

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