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" If a piece is individually made to measure, then it's couture. "

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

" 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. "

" We design for a whole range of ages and body types, and we always have done. What's great about us is that the common thing that they all like is an accessible eccentricity of an accessible flamboyance, and I think the super thing about that, it isn't age-specific: you're not only dressing 25-year-olds; we're dressing women from 25 to 65+. "

" People often think that the world fashion is so full of a certain pretense that it can't just be about going for something because it suits you and looks great, and it's nicely cut and is made of beautiful fabric. You know, if it has a bit of lightness and playfulness to it, then I think people just respond to that really well. "

" I like to have a swim in the morning, a great way to start the day. "

" Due to the hectic, non-stop nature of my work, I'm always using my BlackBerry to stay in touch with my studio, wherever I am. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The reason I wanted to work with New Look was that they wanted to stick with one designer and do lots of collections a year. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" For me, green is more about cycling than recycling. "

" Why shouldn't we want everybody to have a piece of Giles in their wardrobe? "

" My designs at Ungaro are a lot more sexual, in more of an obvious way: my personal designers are a little bit more sideways. "

" I'm lucky that I've worked with the biggest divas in the world. We've had Miss Piggy and Minnie Mouse, so I've got to be careful who I say now, but obviously, I'd love to dress them again. "

" I can never really comment on rumours. "

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

" 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. "

" I have an art-school background, not a fashion background where it's like, 'Oh, we're going on holiday to Miami.' "

" I think a bit of jewellery that cheers you up for the day isn't a bad thing. "

" 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. "

" I'd really love to dress Lauren Bacall. She's incredibly interesting - a gorgeous, stylish woman with a strong personality. "

" 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. "

" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "

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