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

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" We have achieved tremendous success in Ireland and internationally on the strength of our creativity and design skills. "

" Unfortunately, I used to play in goal, and I broke my hand. Two fingers. The ball hit me and bent my fingers back. I used to play every Sunday. I was quite competitive. "

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

" I still love Birkenstocks. I just think they are the most comfortable things; I even wear them in winter sometimes. "

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

" During fashion week, I dream about fashion; afterwards, I dream about fishing. After fashion week, I always go fishing to wind down. "

" Fashion is instant - after six months, it disappears, and you have to start again. That's the nature of it. "

" I want to challenge myself in new mediums; I want to leave myself open to different things. "

" At primary school, we would pick up plastic petals on the way home to make flowers. Now you might call it child labour, but we did it for pocket money. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" One thing I learned from all my years in business is you really have to work with the experts: you can launch something yourself, but unless you have the expertise and the marketing strategies and machinery behind you, you'll never be successful. "

" I love my black shirts; I have usually 14 of them at any one time. "

" Men like clothes they can wear to work and afterwards. They don't want things to be complicated. "

" 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. "

" I believe that IT is the way forward. Every other industry utilises IT, and I feel that fashion needs to use it more extensively to move forward. "

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

" I don't want to be an elitist designer. It's no fun just catering for a small group of people. It's against my principles. "

" 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. "

" I turned my hand to costume design a few years ago when I created the outfits for 'This Is the Sea,' with Richard Harris and Samantha Morton. It's a very different discipline to being a fashion designer, though - you have to rein in your own vision and work to a tight brief. "

" My homes are similar in style because the same design principles run through all areas of my work. "

" Many women in their 40s make the mistake of wearing clothes that are too tight. Skimpy dresses and tight trousers can make you look older, so get the best fit you can find. "

" When I was young, we always went to our posh cousins at Christmas. My dad made sure we had new shoes and clean clothes - he was really proud - and that's why I felt different from everyone living around me. We had the first television on the estate, the first fridge. "

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

" I think, as a designer, what you have to do is challenge yourself to do what you do, but better. "

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

" I can tell you every element of every single look from each collection - one to 30 - without looking at a picture: my label is all done by me. "

" A woman can look incredibly sexy in a black suit. "

" If you ask me where do I belong, it would be somewhere in the Irish Sea almost - born in Hong Kong, Chinese mother, Portuguese father from Macao, lived in Europe most of my life. "