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" My mother was a seamstress, so I always grew up with her making clothes. I knew how to construct outfits. I knew how to sketch. I knew how to customise. But I could never imagine it as a career. "

Edward Enninful

Clothes

Never

Mother

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" My mother and father just taught me the basics: to be really kind, to really listen to people. I have never been one to put on airs and graces. "

" I realise I am stepping into the shoes of a hugely respected editor in the shape of Alexandra Shulman, someone who has chosen to leave at the top of their game with a legacy of 25 years of success. "

" I've learned to put a big value on having a life outside of fashion, and I think that's what's saved me, because the fashion industry can suck you in. "

" The more you style, the better you get. Don't give up. At a certain point, the magic happens. "

" I can't just go in and throw clothes at a picture. I still have to have some kind of an idea of a character, of who she is, where she's from. It's almost like playing a child's game. You have your dolls, and you create characters for them. Fashion indulged that in me. "

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Picture

Character

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London

Growing Up

" When you start out in the industry and things are tough, and you're not really making money, you question yourself: should I give up? "

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You

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" Kurt Cobain really made an impression on us. He just had that rebel attitude. You could tell he was super talented but didn't really care. "

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" People like me thought America was the best place to be creative, to be free to create, to have the freedom to be who you are. "

" Music, for me, is as important as fashion. The first visuals I remember are Elvis Presley, David Bowie, New Romantics, and different punk bands. "

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" I used to wear a lot of Helmut Lang. Painted jeans. Cropped crombies with t-shirts. A lot of V-necks. The perfect V-neck was very important. "

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" I'm really excited to see my vision for the 'British Vogue' team come to fruition. "

" I didn't grow up with money; I didn't come from a rich family. But what fashion gave me was an escape into a world of creativity: if I couldn't afford that Junior Gaultier jacket, then I'd get one from the market and customise it. "