Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I didn't grow up with money; I didn't come from a rich family. But what fashion gave me was an escape into a world of creativity: if I couldn't afford that Junior Gaultier jacket, then I'd get one from the market and customise it. "

Edward Enninful

Family

Creativity

Rich

Related Quotes:

" People of power have to show empathy and kindness to the young. "

" I learned that fashion was about more than fancy images. That there was a business side as well. "

" Music, for me, is as important as fashion. The first visuals I remember are Elvis Presley, David Bowie, New Romantics, and different punk bands. "

" I felt like I grew up with Bowie. I never dressed like him, even though I did love the music, but consistently throughout my career he has been a go-to reference point: The suit from 'Young Americans,' or the gold Missoni-type looks of Ziggy Stardust. 'The Berlin Years' still influences me. "

" I want 'Vogue' to feel like a shop that you're not scared to walk into, one that's quite welcoming. "

Edward Enninful

Scared

Feel

" If you put one model in a show or in an ad campaign, that doesn't solve the problem. We need teachers in universities. We need internships. We need people of different ethnic backgrounds in all parts of the industry. That really is the solution: you have to change it from the inside. "

" I don't think everything has to be new all the time. You don't have to have the latest designer all the time to look good. Just have things you're comfortable with, have key pieces that you can sort of reinvent over and over again, and always keep things that you really love for a while. "

" The more you style, the better you get. Don't give up. At a certain point, the magic happens. "

" A queen does not wear clothes off the runways. "

" Coming from a family who put a lot of emphasis on academics, I always thought I was going to be a lawyer. "

" I'm very protective of all the vulnerable young kids that go on shoots. I can empathize. I've been there. "

Edward Enninful

Protective

I Can

" You never know where inspiration is going to come from. "

" Kurt Cobain really made an impression on us. He just had that rebel attitude. You could tell he was super talented but didn't really care. "

Edward Enninful

Tell

Rebel

" I was very honoured to be awarded an OBE in 2016 for my services to diversity in the fashion industry. "

" Diversity is very important for me. "

Edward Enninful

Important

Diversity

" I'd never seen anything like it in my life. Someone so blatantly challenging the ideas of race and gender and sexuality. In a way, it was comparable to David Bowie, except that Prince brought that to the black community. "

" I'm really excited to see my vision for the 'British Vogue' team come to fruition. "

" When I was really young, I had an afro and wore pressed jeans and argyle sweaters. In my teens, I moved on to ripped Levi's jeans, white T-shirts, and cowboy boots. "

" In my work, I have always tried to push the boundaries of what fashion can do. "

" I'm so fascinated by the influence of social media on fashion. I've seen so many artists on Instagram, up and comers you would have never known otherwise. "

" I feel like when it comes to the models, certain models are now like commodities in certain ways. "

" I think if you're really good at what you do, you can see outside the box. "

" I grew up in west London, but my dad wouldn't let me go to school there, so I went in south London. "

Edward Enninful

West

School

" I'm just propelled by insecurity; that's what really leads me to want to do better. "

Edward Enninful

Insecurity

Want

" With Rihanna, it's always a collaboration, and that's why I love her so much. "

" I don't think I'm in any way an icon, to be very honest. "

" I love the optimistic American style that Gap celebrates and the simplicity of the basic white T-shirt that allows you to be yourself. "

" I didn't know anything about the fashion industry until I met the stylist Simon Foxton on a Tube. I was 16, on my way to Kingsway College, and then my whole world opened up. Before that, like in every African family, you are meant to be a lawyer. "

" My mother and father just taught me the basics: to be really kind, to really listen to people. I have never been one to put on airs and graces. "

" Change always takes time. "