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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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" For me, the creative process is this giant patchwork of information. "

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" I think I've always had an obsession with collecting, as most people do. "

" I believe that collaboration is one of the most important things in any field. "

" Part of the reason Loewe has diversified into so many other categories is because what we can't do any more is simply say, 'Here's more stuff you can buy.' "

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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. "

" For me, fashion is exciting, and it should be exciting whether you get it wrong or right. "

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" For me, doing an interview with someone is like having therapy. "

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" Everywhere I go, I buy something. I probably have an issue with shopping. "

" I've collected John Ward pieces for years. Ward represents ideas of nature and of sediments. "

" To be able to make furniture has always been a fantasy of mine. "

" If designers are willing to take risks, I think buyers should take risks, as well with press taking risks. "

" I always try to design fashion that is interesting and innovative, and I like to break traditions and challenge people's expectations. "

" I always love to look at something that I couldn't make, because I feel it's enlightening. It means you are not invincible: you can respect something and look up to it and go, 'Wow!' It's a skill that I don't have, but I can understand the merit of it. "

" One thing I think is great is that if you use social media really well - in a natural, personal way - you can kind of see what's missing. You can see when you're bored of something or of someone. "

" My parents were extremely liberal. They didn't believe in being Catholic or Protestant, and that was a big deal at the time. "

" I'm not the best at getting myself breakfast, but if I do, I'll normally have toast and marmalade. "

" For me, menswear is an experimental ground to play with something. There is scope to be gained there - you can create a new normality. "

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" For me, fashion should always be evolving so it remains exciting and unexpected. "

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" The minute you see that everything is going one way, you get the hell out. "

" 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. "

" I'm very open about my referencing; I'm very open about who I work with. "

" I feel like if you have balance in life, you have to be consumed by your job because, ultimately, it will never be a job; it will never be something that you feel you're working on. "

" I just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.' "

" I've always loved collecting arts and crafts - I have pieces by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William Morris at home in east London. "

" I was very into swimming, but I was never into contact sports. I think it was because I knew I wasn't going to get damaged. "

" Sometimes you fall out of love with what you do. Some days, you wake up and wish you worked on a farm. "

" The first thing I do in the morning is have an espresso - straight up - and read the papers. I like 'The Independent,' 'The Times,' and the 'Financial Times.' "

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" In London, what I do on the weekend is be a person and have my own life. In Paris, it is going from this hotel to the office and back again. But I love it. "