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" My Chinese grandmother was a dressmaker, so I always enjoyed dressing up and looking cool. "
John Rocha
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" 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. "
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" Design has always been at the heart of our business. "
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" The most important part of my work on The Orion Building was the creation within the apartments of living space which inspires people and the way they live their lives, whether they have bought a one-bedroom apartment or the penthouse. This building is beautiful to see, sense, and experience. "
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" Fashion is instant - after six months, it disappears, and you have to start again. That's the nature of it. "
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" I always promised myself that I wouldn't do catwalk shows until the day I died. "
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" 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. "
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" I dress pop stars, and I dress my doctor. It's about attitude. I do what I love, and I'm lucky to do it. It's a long way from Hong Kong. "
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" I love white walls because white reflects the light and is a great backdrop for art. "
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" It is hard to have a fashion business in any country, but even more difficult in Ireland. "
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" I used to play football, and then my wife bought me a fishing rod. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" My most precious possession is a 13.5-feet-long fishing rod, made by an American firm called Loomis. "
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" 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. "
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