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" My grandfather, who's still alive, has always been involved in art, antiques, and things like that. I think I learned so much from him. "

Jonathan Anderson

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" The problem with me and TV shows is once I start watching them, I have to watch them all because I'm so impatient. I need the entire series to be on TV, and then I'll sit all day and watch the entire thing. So I did that with 'Homeland,' and I did that with 'Veep.' "

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" Everywhere I go, I buy something. I probably have an issue with shopping. "

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" I've always loved collecting arts and crafts - I have pieces by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and William Morris at home in east London. "

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" When I was a kid, I remember the fear of going into big brand stores. You didn't want to go in because you felt like you couldn't afford anything. "

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" For me, fashion should always be evolving so it remains exciting and unexpected. "

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" I was very into swimming, but I was never into contact sports. I think it was because I knew I wasn't going to get damaged. "

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" Sometimes you fall out of love with what you do. Some days, you wake up and wish you worked on a farm. "

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" I always think the great thing about shirting is that it goes with jeans, and jeans are probably the most modern, functional garment that ever existed. That is what is so great about shirting - it is an up-play-down-play. "

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" When I visit any cathedral, it reminds me of being with my grandparents. They weren't particularly religious, but my grandfather was obsessed with architecture. "

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" I think, in history, everything is about the remix. "

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" I am a huge obsessor with photography. "

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" I think I've always had an obsession with collecting, as most people do. "

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" If designers are willing to take risks, I think buyers should take risks, as well with press taking risks. "

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" I collect primarily ceramics but also black-and-white photography and some bits of contemporary. "

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" Real life is difficult - some people find that hard to process. "

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" When I became a teenager, I got very into clothing. I remember cutting Gucci advertisements and sticking them on my wall. "

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" I have a huge amount of respect for all Japanese designers because I think there is consistency and respect to craft. "

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" I try to live my life free of regrets, but I do have one style regret that makes me laugh and cringe at the same time. Mum used to dress my brother and me in bright neon bike pants and big baggy t-shirts that were so long you could barely see our bike pants. "

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" If you're going to collect things because you think they have value, then don't collect. For me, you have to be obsessed, and there has to be something educational. "

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" Buttons, for me, are very sculptural things, and they are so fascinating. "

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" Britain and America are two examples where social media will only show you what you like. "

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" My parents are huge influences on me. My mother was an English teacher. My father played professional rugby and coached rugby for the Irish rugby team. "

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" We have this perceived illusion of what the fashion designer does. As an industry, we make it out that this one individual changes the entire face of the earth. I have never said 'me'; it's always 'we.' I am just the big salesman. "

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" Sunspel is about British craft and community - both of which are very important to me. "

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" My parents were extremely liberal. They didn't believe in being Catholic or Protestant, and that was a big deal at the time. "

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" I think I am obsessed with Lucie Rie. I love the way she collaborated with Miyake, who for me is probably the most important fashion designer of the 20th century. "

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" What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion. "

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" I love jeans, T-shirts, and things you can jazz up and down, a bit of a mish-mash. "

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" I love the immediacy of Instagram. My feed really is my train of thought. If I'm really excited about something, I'll just put it up. "

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