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" 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. "

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" 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

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Women

Know

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

" 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. "

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

" I am more interested in people's attitude than someone who is a perfect face. Every time I walk the streets of London, I see someone who interests me. It doesn't matter how old they are. "

" 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 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. "

" Let's be honest: not everybody can afford to buy £5,000 dresses, so the jewellery is a nice of way of getting the Giles product out into the world and introduce it to people not familiar with the label. QVC is a really good partner to help us do that. "

" Fashion was spontaneous and about getting things done, which I really liked. "

" Rooney Mara is someone I'd like to dress; we've not worked with her before and she certainly has very interesting personal style. "

" 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. "

" I liked natural history. I liked the outdoors. And I found the sea quite interesting. "

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

Giles Deacon

Holiday

" Clothes that a wallflower would like, that's not my thing. I like people who look interesting. "

Giles Deacon

Interesting

Clothes

" I can be very modern and experimental. "

" There are some great skinny girls, but it's about characters, isn't it? That's what I find attractive. People who've had interesting lives and tell you something that you don't know or are really good fun. "

" I don't like acres of faceless girls walking. "

Giles Deacon

Faceless

Acres

" 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'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. "

" I try to exercise three to four times a week. "

" People don't necessarily realise that there can be just as much work on a quiet jacket as an overblown gown. "

" 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. "

" I go to contemporary galleries all around the world when I can. There's always something historical and something contemporary; those are my rock references. "

Giles Deacon

I Can

World

" Some things can be quite stupid yet interesting. Life can be like that. "

Giles Deacon

Things

Stupid

" I don't like po-faced fashion. "

Giles Deacon

Fashion

" My parents weren't into fashion. I didn't have an eccentric granny who mixed lace mantillas with tweed. "

" 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 women that wear my clothes would want a pink BlackBerry in their handbag. "

" 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. "