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" I am really looking forward to walking past people on the street wearing my clothes and know I am designing for an everyday woman. "
Giles Deacon
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" I like women to have life, personalities. Women who would perhaps cause some trouble on a night out and have a lot to say for themselves. "
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" With couture, the great thing is that each piece has its own character, and you have space to explore and continue themes season after season. "
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" The customer who likes to be noticed is important to us. "
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" The reason I wanted to work with New Look was that they wanted to stick with one designer and do lots of collections a year. "
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" Students are up to their eyeballs in loans, and it's going to get even worse. It's going to be hideous, actually. Students are going to be saddled for life. It's going to put a lot of people off going to college, which is a shame. "
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Students
Shame
" 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. "
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World
" Clothes that a wallflower would like, that's not my thing. I like people who look interesting. "
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" I don't really have a mentor. "
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Really
" When I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist, among other things. "
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Wanted
Younger
Things
" I've always been a big supporter of homeless charities across the board, ever since I first moved to London. "
Giles Deacon
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Big
Always
" My parents weren't into fashion. I didn't have an eccentric granny who mixed lace mantillas with tweed. "
Giles Deacon
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Mixed
Fashion
" Everybody's got a lot to their personalities. You're not just one element. There are some days you want something that can be a bit stricter or a bit more disciplined or something a bit more floaty and a bit freer. "
Giles Deacon
You
Days
Want
" I don't really see the point in planning to show off-schedule. I think it's things like showing on-schedule that helps London be organised as it is. "
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Think
Show
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
I Can
Go
World
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
Meeting
Finding
Doing
" I don't like po-faced fashion. "
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Like
Fashion
" Pretty much hated school. I never really found my footing. I just didn't like lessons. "
Giles Deacon
Pretty
School
Like
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
Work
Have Fun
Success
" People often think that the world fashion is so full of a certain pretense that it can't just be about going for something because it suits you and looks great, and it's nicely cut and is made of beautiful fabric. You know, if it has a bit of lightness and playfulness to it, then I think people just respond to that really well. "
Giles Deacon
Beautiful
World
Think
" We design for a whole range of ages and body types, and we always have done. What's great about us is that the common thing that they all like is an accessible eccentricity of an accessible flamboyance, and I think the super thing about that, it isn't age-specific: you're not only dressing 25-year-olds; we're dressing women from 25 to 65+. "
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Body
You
Great
" 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. "
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Time
Mind
Long
" I really like doing good work and working with good people - that's the thing that drives me. "
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Work
Good Work
People
" If you've invested money in buying a piece, you don't want it to just disintegrate. We all have that first wash anxiety, when that great t-shirt you've just bought shrinks away to nothing. "
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Money
Nothing
Anxiety
" I like characters in life, generally; I don't like to see a collection modelled on a homogeneous look. That terrifies me. "
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See
Me
Look
" I go to L.A. three or four times a year. It's great for research. "
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Year
Three
" One day I'll do a Dorian Gray, and there will be a picture in the attic. I'll look like Helen Daniels from 'Neighbours' after her stroke. "
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Look
Her
" Some things can be quite stupid yet interesting. Life can be like that. "
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Things
Stupid
Like
" 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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Time
Bold
Know
" I am more interested in people's attitude than someone who is a perfect face. Every time I walk the streets of London, I see someone who interests me. It doesn't matter how old they are. "
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Walk
Time
I Am