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" I liked natural history. I liked the outdoors. And I found the sea quite interesting. "
Giles Deacon
Interesting
Outdoors
History
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" People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence. "
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" Single-sex private schools, especially in the middle of nowhere on a bleak hill in County Durham - I don't think they make sense. "
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Middle
" I love historical references. "
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Love
" I had a great teacher who was really encouraging and said I should go to Central Saint Martins. So I worked my socks off, and I managed to get a place there. It was there that I developed a real love for design. "
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Great
Go
" I think when wedding dresses are talked about, every woman has a different set of factors in her mind of what it could be because they've been thinking about it possibly for such a long time. "
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Mind
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" That era of designers being away with the fairies is gone... You've got to live in the real world. "
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You
Away
" 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. "
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Stay
Touch
Work
" I don't design for wallflowers. "
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" 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. "
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Time
Bold
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" When I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist, among other things. "
Giles Deacon
Wanted
Younger
Things
" People don't necessarily realise that there can be just as much work on a quiet jacket as an overblown gown. "
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Work
Jacket
Just
" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "
Giles Deacon
Inspiration
World
Natural
" If a piece is individually made to measure, then it's couture. "
Giles Deacon
Measure
Then
Couture
" Why shouldn't we want everybody to have a piece of Giles in their wardrobe? "
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Why
Wardrobe
Want
" Animals. They're nice, aren't they? They're good things, animals. "
Giles Deacon
Good Things
Things
Nice
" It's important to offer well-thought-out pieces at lower prices. "
Giles Deacon
Pieces
Important
Prices
" I can be very modern and experimental. "
Giles Deacon
Modern
Very
I Can
" Even if you have a lot of money, you may not want to spend a lot of it on clothes. "
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Even
You
Want
" 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
" 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
" I try to exercise three to four times a week. "
Giles Deacon
Four
Try
Times
" With all my clients I work with, they all have their absolute specialness about them. "
Giles Deacon
Them
Work
About
" Clothes that a wallflower would like, that's not my thing. I like people who look interesting. "
Giles Deacon
Like
Interesting
Clothes
" I think a bit of jewellery that cheers you up for the day isn't a bad thing. "
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Think
Bad
Day
" One day I'll do a Dorian Gray, and there will be a picture in the attic. I'll look like Helen Daniels from 'Neighbours' after her stroke. "
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One Day
Look
Her
" Fashion was spontaneous and about getting things done, which I really liked. "
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Done
Things
Spontaneous
" I believe in the democracy of design. "
Giles Deacon
Design
Believe
Democracy
" 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. "
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Money
Nothing
Anxiety