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" I didn't reinvent clothing; I reinvented the edit. "
Jonathan Anderson
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" The problem with me and TV shows is once I start watching them, I have to watch them all because I'm so impatient. I need the entire series to be on TV, and then I'll sit all day and watch the entire thing. So I did that with 'Homeland,' and I did that with 'Veep.' "
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" What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion. "
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" 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. "
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