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" I'm interested in women who have got character and experience and an opinion about things. "

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" 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. "

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

" With couture, the great thing is that each piece has its own character, and you have space to explore and continue themes season after season. "

" 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. "

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

" I've been a fella in the fashion industry for a very long time now, and the industry has been very good to me. "

" People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence. "

" If you've invested money in buying a piece, you don't want it to just disintegrate. We all have that first wash anxiety, when that great t-shirt you've just bought shrinks away to nothing. "

" I love historical references. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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" Even if you have a lot of money, you may not want to spend a lot of it on clothes. "

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

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" With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season. "