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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. "

Jonathan Anderson

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" I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors. "

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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 just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.' "

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" I grew up during one of Northern Ireland's most complex periods. "

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" Everyone has something to learn from one another. When different disciplines meet, it creates this amazing unpredictability. "

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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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" Doing something with Uniqlo means you come up with a wardrobe which is universal and quirky. "

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

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" I collect craft. It inspires me. "

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" I've collected John Ward pieces for years. Ward represents ideas of nature and of sediments. "

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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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" I always love to look at something that I couldn't make, because I feel it's enlightening. It means you are not invincible: you can respect something and look up to it and go, 'Wow!' It's a skill that I don't have, but I can understand the merit of it. "

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

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" I never set out to work on the concept of androgyny. For me, it was more about trying to find a wardrobe that would fundamentally appeal to both men and women: Trying to find the right shirt, the right jeans, the right trouser - but on different landscapes. "

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" Loewe should be a cultural brand. "

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

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" The minute you can be predicted, as a brand, you've got a problem. "

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" I find it very difficult to see the boundary between womenswear and menswear. It's bizarre the ways in which society reacts; they find it difficult to comprehend seeing parts of the body on a man. I think it's fascinating. "

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" I think ceramics are so amazing because they're incredibly educational - you can buy something made in the 14th century, and it looks like it was made yesterday. There's something to be learned there, and ceramics can tell you the history of the time because they're functional vessels, ultimately. "

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" I've always been massively aware of clothing. "

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" During the 1990s, luxury became something exclusive and elitist. I think fashion got lost. It forgot about craft and culture. "

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" Work is an addiction. I've always done too much. It's in my nature. "

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

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