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

" 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. "

" My parents weren't into fashion. I didn't have an eccentric granny who mixed lace mantillas with tweed. "

" I've always been a big supporter of homeless charities across the board, ever since I first moved to London. "

" I believe in the democracy of design. "

" 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 am really looking forward to walking past people on the street wearing my clothes and know I am designing for an everyday woman. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I had a great teacher who was really encouraging and said I should go to Central Saint Martins. So I worked my socks off, and I managed to get a place there. It was there that I developed a real love for design. "

" With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season. "

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

" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "

" 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. "

" 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'm interested in women who have got character and experience and an opinion about things. "

" Why shouldn't we want everybody to have a piece of Giles in their wardrobe? "

" It can be refugees, it can be a pregnant mother, it can be a 15-year-old... homelessness can happen to everybody. "

" I go to L.A. three or four times a year. It's great for research. "

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

" 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. "

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

" My mother was a housewife. My father worked in the agriculture business, but they were very encouraging about everything. When I said I wanted to do art, they were very supportive. "

" People should just get over themselves. "

" I think a bit of jewellery that cheers you up for the day isn't a bad thing. "

" A lot of people's circumstances can change very, very quickly, and people can move jobs, relationships can break down, something else could happen, and the next thing you know, you can't pay your rent, you can't get the support you require, and you're out on the street. "

" 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. "

" I don't really have a mentor. "

" I have an art-school background, not a fashion background where it's like, 'Oh, we're going on holiday to Miami.' "