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" I have a huge amount of respect for all Japanese designers because I think there is consistency and respect to craft. "

Jonathan Anderson

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" I love the immediacy of Instagram. My feed really is my train of thought. If I'm really excited about something, I'll just put it up. "

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" You always need a textural landscape. I think that's what fashion is about, and I think when you come to a brand and you're trying to re-instill its history, the history only comes through being personal. "

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" My grandfather, who's still alive, has always been involved in art, antiques, and things like that. I think I learned so much from him. "

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" Everyone has something to learn from one another. When different disciplines meet, it creates this amazing unpredictability. "

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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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" Trend-wise, I hope to keep bringing completely new collections to the industry that will make people think and defy the norm. "

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" If you're going to collect things because you think they have value, then don't collect. For me, you have to be obsessed, and there has to be something educational. "

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" I think I am obsessed with Lucie Rie. I love the way she collaborated with Miyake, who for me is probably the most important fashion designer of the 20th century. "

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" I'm completely dyslexic - it's the writing part. People read what I've written, and they have no idea what I'm trying to say. "

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" Sometimes you fall out of love with what you do. Some days, you wake up and wish you worked on a farm. "

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" I was very into swimming, but I was never into contact sports. I think it was because I knew I wasn't going to get damaged. "

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" The first thing I do in the morning is have an espresso - straight up - and read the papers. I like 'The Independent,' 'The Times,' and the 'Financial Times.' "

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" Real life is difficult - some people find that hard to process. "

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" My parents were extremely liberal. They didn't believe in being Catholic or Protestant, and that was a big deal at the time. "

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" You have to be slightly uncomfortable with what you're doing, and you have to be able to try to find moments of newness. "

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" I've been a fan and collector of Lucie Rie for years. "

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