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" Fashion was spontaneous and about getting things done, which I really liked. "
Giles Deacon
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" Some things can be quite stupid yet interesting. Life can be like that. "
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" We want to be the go-to business for super-special daywear and eveningwear, to focus on what we are known for and what our customers want from us. "
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" People should just get over themselves. "
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" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "
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" I'm lucky that I've worked with the biggest divas in the world. We've had Miss Piggy and Minnie Mouse, so I've got to be careful who I say now, but obviously, I'd love to dress them again. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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" 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 did an art foundation course, and I knew I wanted to do something in a creative field. And fashion just seemed like the most fun. "
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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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" 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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" 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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Success
" When I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist, among other things. "
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Wanted
Younger
Things
" 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. "
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College
" I was never one for just sitting in front of the telly. "
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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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" It can be refugees, it can be a pregnant mother, it can be a 15-year-old... homelessness can happen to everybody. "
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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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" 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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" I liked natural history. I liked the outdoors. And I found the sea quite interesting. "
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" 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. "
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" I very much like Christopher Kane. He actually did a work placement with me, and you could spot his talent straight away. "
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