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" I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors. "

Jonathan Anderson

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" My brother and sister were very sporty. They all did rugby. I was very into performing arts. I went to the National Youth Music Theatre. I was one of those singing, clapping children. "

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" Working with Uniqlo is probably the most incredible template of democracy in fashion, and it's nice that my design can be accessible to anyone, on all different levels. "

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

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" 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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" I'm really into very 'naive craft,' like Second World War playing cards. "

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" I collect craft. It inspires me. "

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" I love jeans, T-shirts, and things you can jazz up and down, a bit of a mish-mash. "

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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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" We have this perceived illusion of what the fashion designer does. As an industry, we make it out that this one individual changes the entire face of the earth. I have never said 'me'; it's always 'we.' I am just the big salesman. "

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" I find it difficult to go to museums. I prefer houses. "

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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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" Work is an addiction. I've always done too much. It's in my nature. "

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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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" 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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" Collaborations are incredibly important in design. "

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" I've realised that when fashion is really good and really challenges and takes a risk, it is incredibly artistically powerful. It makes people dream. "

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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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