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

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

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

" People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence. "

" I always find the idea of Britishness a bit of a boring old concept, to be honest. That world of Britishness always comes off a bit twee and only about cream teas and that sort of things. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I've always liked historic jewellery that's got a kind of quirkiness or playfulness to it; I like that it's not too serious. "

" 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. "

" I've been a fella in the fashion industry for a very long time now, and the industry has been very good to me. "

" Fashion was spontaneous and about getting things done, which I really liked. "

" 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. "

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

" With couture, you're going right to the consumer, and that's something we learned from doing trunk shows. You're meeting the client; you're finding out what they like and what they don't like. You've really got your customer there in front of you, so you know what works and what doesn't. "

" Anyone looking for a black cashmere sweater isn't going to come to me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" That era of designers being away with the fairies is gone... You've got to live in the real world. "

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

" Just because something is less expensive shouldn't mean it is less well designed. "

" Even if you have a lot of money, you may not want to spend a lot of it on clothes. "

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

" 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. "

" I don't design for wallflowers. "

" I can be very modern and experimental. "

" 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. "

" I go to contemporary galleries all around the world when I can. There's always something historical and something contemporary; those are my rock references. "