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

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" 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. "

" I never set out to do interior design; I just do what I do, and some people come along and want me to work with them. "

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

" Design has always been at the heart of our business. "

" 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. "

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

" I have no idea why, but I find that men make more of an impact on me in films than women - even very beautiful ones. "

" There was the Cultural Revolution just over the border, and Hong Kong felt quite dodgy. My younger brother's wife actually swam from China to Hong Kong to escape. I realised in the '60s that I had to get out. "

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

" Fabric is the foundation of a collection. "

" I always have a cigar when I catch a fish. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" My dream home would be a fishing lodge in New Zealand. "

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

" Talent always shouts at you. "

" I used to play football, and then my wife bought me a fishing rod. "

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

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

" My most precious possession is a 13.5-feet-long fishing rod, made by an American firm called Loomis. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "