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" Doing something with Uniqlo means you come up with a wardrobe which is universal and quirky. "

Jonathan Anderson

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" I think I am obsessed with Lucie Rie. I love the way she collaborated with Miyake, who for me is probably the most important fashion designer of the 20th century. "

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" Sometimes you fall out of love with what you do. Some days, you wake up and wish you worked on a farm. "

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" What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion. "

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" I just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.' "

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" Fashion is an archetype: you're trying to build a silhouette, and that is very similar to building up a building because you're trying to create a new structure, a new proportion, a new shape, and you're using a material to cut which is a bit mathematical. That idea of finding something new in terms of proportion is something that drives me. "

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" During the 1990s, luxury became something exclusive and elitist. I think fashion got lost. It forgot about craft and culture. "

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" My parents are huge influences on me. My mother was an English teacher. My father played professional rugby and coached rugby for the Irish rugby team. "

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" Luxury stores are such a difficult thing because, ultimately, their purpose is to sell, but I do think you can get more out of a store. "

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" In London, what I do on the weekend is be a person and have my own life. In Paris, it is going from this hotel to the office and back again. But I love it. "

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" Work is an addiction. I've always done too much. It's in my nature. "

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" Buttons, for me, are very sculptural things, and they are so fascinating. "

Jonathan Anderson

" I find it very difficult to see the boundary between womenswear and menswear. It's bizarre the ways in which society reacts; they find it difficult to comprehend seeing parts of the body on a man. I think it's fascinating. "

Jonathan Anderson

" I love jeans, T-shirts, and things you can jazz up and down, a bit of a mish-mash. "

Jonathan Anderson

" I've always loved collecting arts and crafts - I have pieces by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William Morris at home in east London. "

Jonathan Anderson

" The team I have to work with at Loewe is incredible, from the architect to the archivist. "

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" I think I've always had an obsession with collecting, as most people do. "

Jonathan Anderson

" I feel like if you have balance in life, you have to be consumed by your job because, ultimately, it will never be a job; it will never be something that you feel you're working on. "

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" The first thing I do in the morning is have an espresso - straight up - and read the papers. I like 'The Independent,' 'The Times,' and the 'Financial Times.' "

Jonathan Anderson

" I find it difficult to go to museums. I prefer houses. "

Jonathan Anderson

" We have this perceived illusion of what the fashion designer does. As an industry, we make it out that this one individual changes the entire face of the earth. I have never said 'me'; it's always 'we.' I am just the big salesman. "

Jonathan Anderson

" I have a huge amount of respect for all Japanese designers because I think there is consistency and respect to craft. "

Jonathan Anderson

" Trend-wise, I hope to keep bringing completely new collections to the industry that will make people think and defy the norm. "

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" When I was a kid, I remember the fear of going into big brand stores. You didn't want to go in because you felt like you couldn't afford anything. "

Jonathan Anderson

" I've been a fan and collector of Lucie Rie for years. "

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" I didn't reinvent clothing; I reinvented the edit. "

Jonathan Anderson

" I think, in history, everything is about the remix. "

Jonathan Anderson

" I try to live my life free of regrets, but I do have one style regret that makes me laugh and cringe at the same time. Mum used to dress my brother and me in bright neon bike pants and big baggy t-shirts that were so long you could barely see our bike pants. "

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" For me, menswear is an experimental ground to play with something. There is scope to be gained there - you can create a new normality. "

Jonathan Anderson

" I believe that collaboration is one of the most important things in any field. "

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