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" I love my black shirts; I have usually 14 of them at any one time. "
John Rocha
Love
I Love
Black
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" At primary school, we would pick up plastic petals on the way home to make flowers. Now you might call it child labour, but we did it for pocket money. "
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" I always have a cigar when I catch a fish. "
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" Design has always been at the heart of our business. "
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" I have no idea why, but I find that men make more of an impact on me in films than women - even very beautiful ones. "
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" The day I feel my clothes are no longer relevant, I will be happy to step down. "
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" Fabric is the foundation of a collection. "
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" I went from fashion to glass in 1995, and I'm very interested in architecture. "
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" Fashion remains closest to my heart. I get genuinely excited by my collections - I never wanted to be a businessman. "
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" Just because something is trendy doesn't mean it will suit you. "
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" There was the Cultural Revolution just over the border, and Hong Kong felt quite dodgy. My younger brother's wife actually swam from China to Hong Kong to escape. I realised in the '60s that I had to get out. "
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" I still love Birkenstocks. I just think they are the most comfortable things; I even wear them in winter sometimes. "
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" I never set out to do interior design; I just do what I do, and some people come along and want me to work with them. "
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" As you get older, your skin tone will change, and that means the colours that suit you best change, too. Take a trip to a department store and ask for advice, or simply hold colours close to your face in the mirror, as this should give you a good idea of what works. "
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" To create a beautiful thing with unlimited money is easy! "
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" I like to create a simple space and surround myself with things that I like to look at. "
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" My heritage is a huge part of everything I do; it is, after all, part of what has made me who I am. "
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" Dubai is a vibrant city: Big cars, big buildings... it reminds me of my home town, Hong Kong. People are always on the move here, and there's a lot going on. There are some wonderful architecture and some not-so-wonderful. "
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City
Architecture
" I'm like a conductor. I come up with ideas, and I get all these people to make great music together. I have a team of really talented assistant designers. I have architects in my office. People I trained from the beginning in menswear, womenswear, and home. I have a great team who know what I want and feel and translate that into beautiful results. "
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" When I was young, we always went to our posh cousins at Christmas. My dad made sure we had new shoes and clean clothes - he was really proud - and that's why I felt different from everyone living around me. We had the first television on the estate, the first fridge. "
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Me
Proud
" My Chinese grandmother was a dressmaker, so I always enjoyed dressing up and looking cool. "
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" The most important part of my work on The Orion Building was the creation within the apartments of living space which inspires people and the way they live their lives, whether they have bought a one-bedroom apartment or the penthouse. This building is beautiful to see, sense, and experience. "
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Work
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" My homes are similar in style because the same design principles run through all areas of my work. "
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" I made my final collection in college in London using Irish handwoven wool. That is how I discovered Ireland first; I just fell in love with it, really. "
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" Fashion is like a four-legged table: you need a good designer, a very good business manager, a good manufacturer, and a very good distributor. Without all the legs, table collapses. "
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" Your 30s is the time to embrace bold, zingy colour patterns and to follow trends while taking time to get used to what really suits you. "
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" I turned my hand to costume design a few years ago when I created the outfits for 'This Is the Sea,' with Richard Harris and Samantha Morton. It's a very different discipline to being a fashion designer, though - you have to rein in your own vision and work to a tight brief. "
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" I want to challenge myself in new mediums; I want to leave myself open to different things. "
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" I always promised myself that I wouldn't do catwalk shows until the day I died. "
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" I think my love of form is especially informed by my background, whether this is creating a wonderful silhouette in a dress or finding the perfect shape for a bowl or the 'just so' angle of a table leg. "
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" I think, as a designer, what you have to do is challenge yourself to do what you do, but better. "
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