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" For me, the creative process is this giant patchwork of information. "
Jonathan Anderson
Creative
Information
Me
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" Buttons, for me, are very sculptural things, and they are so fascinating. "
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" You have to be slightly uncomfortable with what you're doing, and you have to be able to try to find moments of newness. "
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" I always try to design fashion that is interesting and innovative, and I like to break traditions and challenge people's expectations. "
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" My brother and sister were very sporty. They all did rugby. I was very into performing arts. I went to the National Youth Music Theatre. I was one of those singing, clapping children. "
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Brother
Children
" When I think of Uniqlo, I think of things that are perfectly made, that people have spent a lot of time considering. "
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" I've been a fan and collector of Lucie Rie for years. "
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Years
Collector
" 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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Bike
" I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors. "
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Brits
" 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
Morning
Like
Financial
" When I started at Loewe, I took a year out before we did a collection because I felt we needed to work out all the fundamentals. The pencils, the door handles, the style of the press release, the stone of the buildings, the choice of photographer. "
Jonathan Anderson
Stone
Choice
Year
" I believe that collaboration is one of the most important things in any field. "
Jonathan Anderson
Collaboration
Important
Field
" I'm not the best at getting myself breakfast, but if I do, I'll normally have toast and marmalade. "
Jonathan Anderson
Breakfast
Best
Getting
" During the 1990s, luxury became something exclusive and elitist. I think fashion got lost. It forgot about craft and culture. "
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Culture
Think
Luxury
" Sunspel is about British craft and community - both of which are very important to me. "
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British
Important
Craft
" You always need a textural landscape. I think that's what fashion is about, and I think when you come to a brand and you're trying to re-instill its history, the history only comes through being personal. "
Jonathan Anderson
Fashion
You
Think
" 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. "
Jonathan Anderson
Feel
Never
You
" Whether I'm at home in London or in Paris for Loewe, I always like to walk to work. "
Jonathan Anderson
Paris
London
Home
" I think fashion shows are a full stop. You need a point where there's no return, and fashion shows create a 'That's it; that's the finishing line.' "
Jonathan Anderson
Create
Think
Stop
" I would say I work very emotionally: I have a very compulsive way of working, where I love something to the moment I am sick of it. I have no addiction outside of work, so my addiction is that process. "
Jonathan Anderson
Love
Work
Sick
" For me, fashion is exciting, and it should be exciting whether you get it wrong or right. "
Jonathan Anderson
Me
Fashion
Exciting
" For me, fashion should always be evolving so it remains exciting and unexpected. "
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Me
Fashion
Always
" The team I have to work with at Loewe is incredible, from the architect to the archivist. "
Jonathan Anderson
Architect
Team
Work
" 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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Fashion
I Am
Love
" Wood carving is such an amazing skill and very underrated; once you cut it, it's hard to go back. "
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Skill
Wood
You
" 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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Think
Keep
Hope
" I was very into swimming, but I was never into contact sports. I think it was because I knew I wasn't going to get damaged. "
Jonathan Anderson
Never
Sports
Swimming
" I grew up during one of Northern Ireland's most complex periods. "
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Periods
Up
Most
" I think I've always had an obsession with collecting, as most people do. "
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Think
People
Obsession
" We need to articulate luxury differently. We live in the world of the 'like' culture. As a society, we're consuming so much imagery, it's like gorging on sugar, and the only way to find depth in a 'like' culture is by presenting the unknown. "
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Culture
Live
World