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" If you try to create something people enjoy, and it happens to be made in a responsible way, then that's when you can really strike an incredible balance. "

Stella McCartney

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" To work on the competition wear for the Olympics is kind of insane. As a fashion designer, you don't think to yourself, 'I'm going to get the opportunity to work with athletes at that level at the Olympic Games.' It really is such an incredible thing to have any kind of contact with as a designer. "

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" I've got my organic veg patch and fruit; we're very garden-obsessed, my husband and I. He designed a garden for me for Christmas, so beautiful! Alasdhair's very good at the proportion and ground work, and I come in and do the planting and the color scheme. "

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" Sometimes I wish I were less sensible. "

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" When I was younger, I always assumed that when I grew up, I would be living in the country, and my kids would be going to a state school. But that's not how things have turned out. I can't see myself being able to leave London. "

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" My mum had a massive influence on me, not just in what she wore and how she looked, but in her spirit. She was married to one of the most famous men in the world, and she didn't wear any makeup, ever. I mean, have you ever seen the wife of a man like that rock up with no makeup on? Because I haven't since. "

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" Pretending that the fashion industry isn't in part based on leather would be quite stupid of me, but at the same time, there is another way of doing things - even outside of leather. I don't use PVC either, for example, because it is harmful. "

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" As a British fashion designer, it is an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be creative director of Team GB as the hosting nation of the London 2012 Olympic Games. "

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" I confess to being a frustrated musician. "

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" For me, singing is the most natural thing in the world. I've grown up with it and I know I've got that gift. "

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" I don't plan massively in advance. "

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" It's immoral that people make money out of writing crap, but I try not to obsess about it. I don't want to spend my life being angry. "

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" More than anything I want to be fit so I don't get out of breath when I play football with the kids. "

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" I like doing slightly masculine, Savile Row tailoring. A nice jacket. Wearable - it's almost a dirty word in fashion, wearable, but that's what I do. "

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" I feel like a different person since my mum passed away, like I'm driving a ship with my husband alongside me and we're leading these four children into unknown waters. "

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" Obviously, we live in a society where ageing is feared. But, to me, the alternative to getting old isn't that great. I've got friends much older than me and much younger, and I love that. It means you get to teach as well as learn. "

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" Mum was a big style icon for me: her natural sexiness and natural confidence. "

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" I'm incredibly sad that my mother's not here to see my kids and that my kids don't get to know her. And she didn't meet my husband. That's one of the hardest things. I don't even know how to put that into words. "

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" The beliefs I was raised with - to respect animals and to be aware of nature, to understand that we share this planet with other creatures - have had a huge impact on me. "

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" Losing my mum. That was a punch-me moment. "

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" I love a pocket. I'm about helping women look as good as possible on the least amount of effort. I want versatility and comfort. Clothes that can go from the office to anywhere. We're always trying on samples at work. If none of us would wear it, chances are no one else will. "

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" I think my differences were, and my differences still are, that I don't really approach fashion in a fashiony way. "

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" Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count. "

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" It's important for us as a family to go and sit in the woods sometimes. "

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" It's not realistic to live in the country at this stage. I've got a business in London. I beat myself up about it all the time. "

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" It wasn't easy navigating publicity when I started, because I grew up with 'being famous,' and I'm just not into it, and I guess defensiveness gets read into that. And I didn't get an easy ride at the beginning. "

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