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" I love historical references. "

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" People often think that the world fashion is so full of a certain pretense that it can't just be about going for something because it suits you and looks great, and it's nicely cut and is made of beautiful fabric. You know, if it has a bit of lightness and playfulness to it, then I think people just respond to that really well. "

" Pretty much hated school. I never really found my footing. I just didn't like lessons. "

" I like characters in life, generally; I don't like to see a collection modelled on a homogeneous look. That terrifies me. "

" Why shouldn't we want everybody to have a piece of Giles in their wardrobe? "

" Clothes that a wallflower would like, that's not my thing. I like people who look interesting. "

" With couture, you're going right to the consumer, and that's something we learned from doing trunk shows. You're meeting the client; you're finding out what they like and what they don't like. You've really got your customer there in front of you, so you know what works and what doesn't. "

" My mother was a housewife. My father worked in the agriculture business, but they were very encouraging about everything. When I said I wanted to do art, they were very supportive. "

" DAKS is a much more restrained silhouette, and there's a real emphasis on daywear, outerwear, and tailoring. It's more stripped-down. "

" It can be refugees, it can be a pregnant mother, it can be a 15-year-old... homelessness can happen to everybody. "

" When I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist, among other things. "

" We design for a whole range of ages and body types, and we always have done. What's great about us is that the common thing that they all like is an accessible eccentricity of an accessible flamboyance, and I think the super thing about that, it isn't age-specific: you're not only dressing 25-year-olds; we're dressing women from 25 to 65+. "

" I can never really comment on rumours. "

" I can be very modern and experimental. "

" I think a bit of jewellery that cheers you up for the day isn't a bad thing. "

" 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. "

" Animals. They're nice, aren't they? They're good things, animals. "

" I don't really see the point in planning to show off-schedule. I think it's things like showing on-schedule that helps London be organised as it is. "

" I don't design for wallflowers. "

" I liked the fact DAKS was an unknown quantity. It's more like Gucci before Tom Ford got there. There's a lot you can do. "

" Fashion was spontaneous and about getting things done, which I really liked. "

" I didn't set out wanting to be a fashion designer from the age of 3. It wasn't that kind of dream. "

" I have an art-school background, not a fashion background where it's like, 'Oh, we're going on holiday to Miami.' "

" I don't believe in a recipe for success. You have to work hard; you may not always get it right - you have to bounce back from situations, and you have to be really focused and determined. It's important to have fun as well. Work shouldn't be a torture. "

" The women that wear my clothes would want a pink BlackBerry in their handbag. "

" Single-sex private schools, especially in the middle of nowhere on a bleak hill in County Durham - I don't think they make sense. "

" Anyone looking for a black cashmere sweater isn't going to come to me. "

" I was never one for just sitting in front of the telly. "

" I like to have a swim in the morning, a great way to start the day. "

" I don't really have a mentor. "