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" It might be a selfish choice, but I find it quite difficult to design for individuals and prefer the distance of larger schemes. It's the same reason why, as a designer, I don't do wedding dresses. "

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" Fashion is like a four-legged table: you need a good designer, a very good business manager, a good manufacturer, and a very good distributor. Without all the legs, table collapses. "

" Dubai is a vibrant city: Big cars, big buildings... it reminds me of my home town, Hong Kong. People are always on the move here, and there's a lot going on. There are some wonderful architecture and some not-so-wonderful. "

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" I made my final collection in college in London using Irish handwoven wool. That is how I discovered Ireland first; I just fell in love with it, really. "

" Fashion remains closest to my heart. I get genuinely excited by my collections - I never wanted to be a businessman. "

" The day I feel my clothes are no longer relevant, I will be happy to step down. "

" My heritage is a huge part of everything I do; it is, after all, part of what has made me who I am. "

" As a heterosexual designer, it is really, really important to have a woman's point of view. "

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" My Chinese grandmother was a dressmaker, so I always enjoyed dressing up and looking cool. "

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" I always challenge myself to do something better, and people in the industry appreciate that. "

" I always promised myself that I wouldn't do catwalk shows until the day I died. "

" Beautiful fabrics last; synthetics don't. Certain fabrics, such as linen or cotton, develop their own character over time. "

" I want to explore my design philosophy in different mediums, and I'm very interested in architecture. "

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" My family was quite poor, and the NHS was recruiting people from abroad to do psychiatric nursing. It was the only hope I had to leave Hong Kong. "

" I'm a British designer, and it's great to show on your own ground. "

" Guys want to be cool without appearing to be bothered about trends. "

" Chinese people have that superstitious fix - people always do feng shui when they are opening a shop; even the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank pays people to do feng shui for them. "

" Just because something is trendy doesn't mean it will suit you. "

" It is hard to have a fashion business in any country, but even more difficult in Ireland. "

" I think natural fibers look better over time. The more you wear them, they look even better. "

" I think my love of form is especially informed by my background, whether this is creating a wonderful silhouette in a dress or finding the perfect shape for a bowl or the 'just so' angle of a table leg. "