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" I go to L.A. three or four times a year. It's great for research. "
Giles Deacon
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Three
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" I've been a fella in the fashion industry for a very long time now, and the industry has been very good to me. "
Giles Deacon
Fashion
Me
Good
" I really like doing good work and working with good people - that's the thing that drives me. "
Giles Deacon
Work
Good Work
People
" My designs at Ungaro are a lot more sexual, in more of an obvious way: my personal designers are a little bit more sideways. "
Giles Deacon
Little
More
Personal
" Rooney Mara is someone I'd like to dress; we've not worked with her before and she certainly has very interesting personal style. "
Giles Deacon
Style
Dress
Interesting
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
I Can
Go
World
" Just because something is less expensive shouldn't mean it is less well designed. "
Giles Deacon
Just Because
Because
Just
" Cecil Beaton was Andy Warhol before Andy Warhol, really. "
Giles Deacon
Before
Really
Warhol
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
Space
Own
Piece
" People are often a bit more adventurous with swimming costume prints; they like the idea of something a bit more jolly. "
Giles Deacon
Costume
Like
More
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
People
Fun
Great
" At a certain period in time, the fashion industry was portraying this image of a totally unrealistic woman, women who are not allowed to be themselves. "
Giles Deacon
Who
Image
Time
" I like to have a swim in the morning, a great way to start the day. "
Giles Deacon
Day
Morning
Great
" I'm interested in women who have got character and experience and an opinion about things. "
Giles Deacon
Character
Experience
Opinion
" We want to be the go-to business for super-special daywear and eveningwear, to focus on what we are known for and what our customers want from us. "
Giles Deacon
Focus
Want
Us
" The name Holly Fulton has become synonymous with daring, bold graphic prints which you just know if you wear you'll have a brilliant time in. "
Giles Deacon
Time
Bold
Know
" I very much like Christopher Kane. He actually did a work placement with me, and you could spot his talent straight away. "
Giles Deacon
Like
Away
You
" People don't necessarily realise that there can be just as much work on a quiet jacket as an overblown gown. "
Giles Deacon
Work
Jacket
Just
" DAKS is a much more restrained silhouette, and there's a real emphasis on daywear, outerwear, and tailoring. It's more stripped-down. "
Giles Deacon
More
Restrained
Silhouette
" I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wherever the hand will lead. "
Giles Deacon
People
Know
Animal
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
Life
Like
Night
" My longest collaborative working relationship is with Katie Grand, the editor-in-chief of 'Love' magazine. Katie's an inspiration and a sounding block. She's got such great taste. "
Giles Deacon
Relationship
Great
Love
" I love London. Wherever I've lived, I've always had my flat here. "
Giles Deacon
Flat
Always
Here
" I have an art-school background, not a fashion background where it's like, 'Oh, we're going on holiday to Miami.' "
Giles Deacon
Oh
Like
Holiday
" With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season. "
Giles Deacon
Clients
September
Season
" I am really looking forward to walking past people on the street wearing my clothes and know I am designing for an everyday woman. "
Giles Deacon
Looking
People
Know
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
Walk
Time
I Am
" Due to the hectic, non-stop nature of my work, I'm always using my BlackBerry to stay in touch with my studio, wherever I am. "
Giles Deacon
Stay
Touch
Work
" When I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist, among other things. "
Giles Deacon
Wanted
Younger
Things
" Anyone looking for a black cashmere sweater isn't going to come to me. "
Giles Deacon
Going
Me
Black
" 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. "
Giles Deacon
Always
Serious
Too