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" I do like designing clothes that are - not exactly lofty but intellectual in their sexiness. "

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" 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. "

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

" My friends and I used to take two-hour trips to the record store in Newcastle, and we started buying copies of The Face and i-D. And then I went to art school, and as time progressed, I ended up where I am now. "

" I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wherever the hand will lead. "

" I try to exercise three to four times a week. "

" 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. "

" I've always liked historic jewellery that's got a kind of quirkiness or playfulness to it; I like that it's not too serious. "

" Anyone looking for a black cashmere sweater isn't going to come to me. "

" Making your own clothes is great - but don't make everything, or I'll be out of a job! "

" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "

" Rooney Mara is someone I'd like to dress; we've not worked with her before and she certainly has very interesting personal style. "

" 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. "

" Women I've known have always been quite strong and confident women. Sure, I've got some friends who aren't so overtly confident, or at least don't appear that way. But when you get to know them, they are very much so. "

" I don't really have a mentor. "

" I don't design for wallflowers. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Even if you have a lot of money, you may not want to spend a lot of it on clothes. "

" Single-sex private schools, especially in the middle of nowhere on a bleak hill in County Durham - I don't think they make sense. "

" I can be very modern and experimental. "

" I can never really comment on rumours. "

" 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 don't like po-faced fashion. "

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

" If a piece is individually made to measure, then it's couture. "

" I've always drawn a lot. I like the idea of turning a 2-D sketch into a 3-D thing very quickly. And clothing is really good for that. "