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" I love wearing interesting shoes that work well with my outfit. "
Emilia Wickstead
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" As for design, I gravitate to traditional styles but mix it with an element of surprise. Whether it's a big sash bow in the back or an unexpected fabric, it all needs to work together. "
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Unexpected
Together
Surprise
" If I'd really known how hard I was going to have to work behind the scenes to have any kind of business, I think I would have stopped. "
Emilia Wickstead
Going
Business
Work
" The majority of our clients are British. They want to wear things time and time again. "
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Again
Wear
Clients
" The message I want to put forward for women is that I never want it to be about, 'Oh, it's a bit difficult to put that together,' or, 'She can dress that way, but I can't.' Actually, my designs are for all women, and I truly believe that you can make yourself feel wonderful in whatever you wear. That's the importance behind what I design. "
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Yourself
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" I love seeing a woman in a beautiful dress and pairing it with a light shoe that shows skin - I really believe in toe cleavage. "
Emilia Wickstead
Dress
Woman
Love
" I've had women buy their entire wardrobes from me; from suits to full-length evening gowns and sophisticated day dresses, they buy everything. "
Emilia Wickstead
Suits
Day
Dresses
" I wore one of my own designs on my wedding day. "
Emilia Wickstead
My Own
Wedding
Designs
" It's quite funny. I grew up with my mother: as a designer, she was always working, and I actually used to say to her, 'Whatever you do, never leave me your business.' "
Emilia Wickstead
Business
Me
She
" You can see that ladylike kind of dressing with a twist coming back at Dior, and I think that a lot of the fashion is following in those kinds of footsteps. It's wearable. It sits in your wardrobe forever. "
Emilia Wickstead
Back
See
You
" I always think about my lifestyle when designing, so that's being a mother, being a career woman, being a wife, and being a woman who loves to entertain. "
Emilia Wickstead
Who
Woman
Think
" I love the idea of a dress or a coatdress rather than a suit with a jacket. "
Emilia Wickstead
Jacket
Suit
Rather
" Prada Infusion d'Iris perfume - my mother wears it, so it feels like home away from home. It's lovely to smell her scent at all times. "
Emilia Wickstead
Scent
Her
Home
" It is important that every bride feels comfortable in her chosen dress, and fabric choice has a big part to play in this. "
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Important
Play
Dress
" I enjoy going for brunch at Granger & Co. in Notting Hill and having my all-time favourite: poached eggs and avocado on toast. I love the aesthetic of the space and the fresh, modern approach in the dishes. "
Emilia Wickstead
Aesthetic
Space
Love
" I put myself into another world and another identity, and I design not for how my life is but for how my imaginary life is. "
Emilia Wickstead
Identity
World
Myself
" My grandmother has strongly influenced my approach to beauty. She has always cared for her skin by cleansing and washing her face with warm water in the morning. At all times, she has lipstick on and her face is immaculately powdered - she follows the same routine to this day and looks great at 94. "
Emilia Wickstead
Day
Morning
Beauty
" There is nothing more beautiful than personality wrinkles. "
Emilia Wickstead
Beautiful
More
Wrinkles
" We're creating a brand image which didn't exist in the beginning, and I want to grow that. And in the way that the clothes and services we offer are a luxurious niche, I want to be doing that with accessories. "
Emilia Wickstead
Brand
Clothes
Doing
" It's a huge achievement to have anyone wearing your clothes, and when they are in the limelight, it's the best advertisement for your brand. "
Emilia Wickstead
Your
Clothes
Brand
" I was very aware of the fact that I was a young designer, and I didn't want to fall into the trap of 'mother of the bride' dressing and 'occasion-wear.' I wanted to make sure that girls my age were wearing it and that there was a cool factor to my clothes. "
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Fall
Bride
Mother
" I'm always designing for that sort of dressed-up woman who likes to go to different occasions, who's career focused, but she entertains in the evening... a very sophisticated-feeling working woman who likes to have fun. "
Emilia Wickstead
She
Evening
Have Fun
" We do have a lot of personal relationships with people who will come to our store or showroom. "
Emilia Wickstead
People
Will
Personal
" I don't think there's any excuse for not being able to put on a beautiful product and make yourself feel fabulous. Just have some key pieces in your wardrobe that aren't seasonal. "
Emilia Wickstead
Key
Feel
Beautiful
" There are many bespoke services in the U.K., but everything's quite old-fashioned. There wasn't anything young and modern and fresh. We're this young service, where a 25-year-old might come and get some great skirts and her mum could come in for some linens. "
Emilia Wickstead
Everything
Great
Her
" I'd like to think we can make a nice, glowing change to British dressing. "
Emilia Wickstead
Nice
Change
Dressing
" My father, Dennis Popham, was a very handsome, talented artist, and as my mother always reminds me, 'someone who had wonderful style.' He was half Samoan-German, half New Zealander, and their first date was to a Fleetwood Mac concert, which I love the thought of. "
Emilia Wickstead
Love
Father
Thought
" The Emilia Wickstead customer is a sophisticated, accomplished woman who expresses her femininity and style through the way she dresses. She appreciates classic with a twist, yet luxurious and high quality clothing that make her feel confident, elegant, and ultimately chic. "
Emilia Wickstead
Quality
Style
Woman
" I feel like British designers are having a real moment; there's a lot of freedom to be different, and I think that that's what so unique. There's no expectation of what you're going to see at London Fashion Week, and I think that's why you get such a mixed bag of sweets. "
Emilia Wickstead
Fashion
Unique
Think
" What's exciting for me is to make sure that people do still dress up - how do we do that in this fast-paced modern world, when we're all on the move and all so busy? "
Emilia Wickstead
Busy
Me
World
" I love doing fittings and seeing women look really confident in their clothes because they're not wearing something too boxy but that really shows off their figures. Everybody has a different figure - it's important to design for different shapes. "
Emilia Wickstead
Love
Clothes
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