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" I went to public and state schools - not at the same time. I did my art foundation course at Harrogate College of Arts. This brilliant tutor suggested I apply to Central Saint Martins. I adored it. "

Giles Deacon

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College

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

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

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" My longest collaborative working relationship is with Katie Grand, the editor-in-chief of 'Love' magazine. Katie's an inspiration and a sounding block. She's got such great taste. "

" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "

" I am really looking forward to walking past people on the street wearing my clothes and know I am designing for an everyday woman. "

" I'll spend a couple of days in Paris, a couple back in London, some time at the factory in Italy... I like travelling, but it can be a struggle to get home for weekends. "

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" The name Holly Fulton has become synonymous with daring, bold graphic prints which you just know if you wear you'll have a brilliant time in. "

" 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. "

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Life

Night

" I don't really have a mentor. "

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Mentor

Really

" I think when wedding dresses are talked about, every woman has a different set of factors in her mind of what it could be because they've been thinking about it possibly for such a long time. "

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

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Going

Black

" A healthy body really does make for a healthy mind. "

" I did an art foundation course, and I knew I wanted to do something in a creative field. And fashion just seemed like the most fun. "

" There's one thing I would like to do on the high street, and that's something different to what's been done before. So, who knows what that could be. "

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Different

Street

" I always find the idea of Britishness a bit of a boring old concept, to be honest. That world of Britishness always comes off a bit twee and only about cream teas and that sort of things. "

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

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

" I really like doing good work and working with good people - that's the thing that drives me. "

" Just because something is less expensive shouldn't mean it is less well designed. "

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

" I believe in the democracy of design. "

" I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wherever the hand will lead. "