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" I find it very difficult to see the boundary between womenswear and menswear. It's bizarre the ways in which society reacts; they find it difficult to comprehend seeing parts of the body on a man. I think it's fascinating. "

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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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" Fashion is an archetype: you're trying to build a silhouette, and that is very similar to building up a building because you're trying to create a new structure, a new proportion, a new shape, and you're using a material to cut which is a bit mathematical. That idea of finding something new in terms of proportion is something that drives me. "

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" I could binge-eat cheese - I love any blue cheese. Make it strong; make it deadly. "

" When I visit any cathedral, it reminds me of being with my grandparents. They weren't particularly religious, but my grandfather was obsessed with architecture. "

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" One thing I think is great is that if you use social media really well - in a natural, personal way - you can kind of see what's missing. You can see when you're bored of something or of someone. "

" When I was a kid, I remember the fear of going into big brand stores. You didn't want to go in because you felt like you couldn't afford anything. "

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" When I became a teenager, I got very into clothing. I remember cutting Gucci advertisements and sticking them on my wall. "

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