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" I'd really love to dress Lauren Bacall. She's incredibly interesting - a gorgeous, stylish woman with a strong personality. "
Giles Deacon
Dress
Personality
Strong
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" Fashion was spontaneous and about getting things done, which I really liked. "
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" I've always drawn a lot. I like the idea of turning a 2-D sketch into a 3-D thing very quickly. And clothing is really good for that. "
Giles Deacon
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" The customer who likes to be noticed is important to us. "
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" Students are up to their eyeballs in loans, and it's going to get even worse. It's going to be hideous, actually. Students are going to be saddled for life. It's going to put a lot of people off going to college, which is a shame. "
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Students
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" I don't like po-faced fashion. "
Giles Deacon
Like
Fashion
" People are often a bit more adventurous with swimming costume prints; they like the idea of something a bit more jolly. "
Giles Deacon
Costume
Like
More
" A healthy body really does make for a healthy mind. "
Giles Deacon
Body
Really
Mind
" Animals. They're nice, aren't they? They're good things, animals. "
Giles Deacon
Good Things
Things
Nice
" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "
Giles Deacon
Inspiration
World
Natural
" 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
Time
Foundation
College
" Even if you have a lot of money, you may not want to spend a lot of it on clothes. "
Giles Deacon
Even
You
Want
" Women I've known have always been quite strong and confident women. Sure, I've got some friends who aren't so overtly confident, or at least don't appear that way. But when you get to know them, they are very much so. "
Giles Deacon
Way
Women
Know
" I've always liked historic jewellery that's got a kind of quirkiness or playfulness to it; I like that it's not too serious. "
Giles Deacon
Always
Serious
Too
" I liked natural history. I liked the outdoors. And I found the sea quite interesting. "
Giles Deacon
Interesting
Outdoors
History
" I try to exercise three to four times a week. "
Giles Deacon
Four
Try
Times
" Everybody's got a lot to their personalities. You're not just one element. There are some days you want something that can be a bit stricter or a bit more disciplined or something a bit more floaty and a bit freer. "
Giles Deacon
You
Days
Want
" People should just get over themselves. "
Giles Deacon
Themselves
Over
People
" I go to L.A. three or four times a year. It's great for research. "
Giles Deacon
Go
Year
Three
" DAKS is a much more restrained silhouette, and there's a real emphasis on daywear, outerwear, and tailoring. It's more stripped-down. "
Giles Deacon
More
Restrained
Silhouette
" You take it very seriously when you start any project, but not everything in life ends up where you think it's going to be. "
Giles Deacon
Think
You
Seriously
" I don't like acres of faceless girls walking. "
Giles Deacon
Like
Faceless
Acres
" One day I'll do a Dorian Gray, and there will be a picture in the attic. I'll look like Helen Daniels from 'Neighbours' after her stroke. "
Giles Deacon
One Day
Look
Her
" I do like designing clothes that are - not exactly lofty but intellectual in their sexiness. "
Giles Deacon
Like
Intellectual
Clothes
" My friends and I used to take two-hour trips to the record store in Newcastle, and we started buying copies of The Face and i-D. And then I went to art school, and as time progressed, I ended up where I am now. "
Giles Deacon
Face
Time
Art
" It's important to offer well-thought-out pieces at lower prices. "
Giles Deacon
Pieces
Important
Prices
" The effort you put into anything when you're a designer is 100% because it's all about what you get back out from it. "
Giles Deacon
You
Effort
Because
" I've always been a big supporter of homeless charities across the board, ever since I first moved to London. "
Giles Deacon
First
Big
Always
" People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence. "
Giles Deacon
Irony
People
Saying
" My parents weren't into fashion. I didn't have an eccentric granny who mixed lace mantillas with tweed. "
Giles Deacon
Parents
Mixed
Fashion
" With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season. "
Giles Deacon
Clients
September
Season