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" My parents weren't into fashion. I didn't have an eccentric granny who mixed lace mantillas with tweed. "

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" I'll spend a couple of days in Paris, a couple back in London, some time at the factory in Italy... I like travelling, but it can be a struggle to get home for weekends. "

" I am really looking forward to walking past people on the street wearing my clothes and know I am designing for an everyday woman. "

" Single-sex private schools, especially in the middle of nowhere on a bleak hill in County Durham - I don't think they make sense. "

" The women that wear my clothes would want a pink BlackBerry in their handbag. "

" People should just get over themselves. "

" My longest collaborative working relationship is with Katie Grand, the editor-in-chief of 'Love' magazine. Katie's an inspiration and a sounding block. She's got such great taste. "

" My mother was a housewife. My father worked in the agriculture business, but they were very encouraging about everything. When I said I wanted to do art, they were very supportive. "

" Fashion was spontaneous and about getting things done, which I really liked. "

" With all my clients I work with, they all have their absolute specialness about them. "

" If a piece is individually made to measure, then it's couture. "

" Let's be honest: not everybody can afford to buy £5,000 dresses, so the jewellery is a nice of way of getting the Giles product out into the world and introduce it to people not familiar with the label. QVC is a really good partner to help us do that. "

" I am more interested in people's attitude than someone who is a perfect face. Every time I walk the streets of London, I see someone who interests me. It doesn't matter how old they are. "

" I love historical references. "

" We design for a whole range of ages and body types, and we always have done. What's great about us is that the common thing that they all like is an accessible eccentricity of an accessible flamboyance, and I think the super thing about that, it isn't age-specific: you're not only dressing 25-year-olds; we're dressing women from 25 to 65+. "

" I can be very modern and experimental. "

" Students are up to their eyeballs in loans, and it's going to get even worse. It's going to be hideous, actually. Students are going to be saddled for life. It's going to put a lot of people off going to college, which is a shame. "

" Everybody's got a lot to their personalities. You're not just one element. There are some days you want something that can be a bit stricter or a bit more disciplined or something a bit more floaty and a bit freer. "

" I was never one for just sitting in front of the telly. "

" Making your own clothes is great - but don't make everything, or I'll be out of a job! "

" I don't design for wallflowers. "

" We want to be the go-to business for super-special daywear and eveningwear, to focus on what we are known for and what our customers want from us. "

" I really like doing good work and working with good people - that's the thing that drives me. "

" That era of designers being away with the fairies is gone... You've got to live in the real world. "

" People don't necessarily realise that there can be just as much work on a quiet jacket as an overblown gown. "

" I went to public and state schools - not at the same time. I did my art foundation course at Harrogate College of Arts. This brilliant tutor suggested I apply to Central Saint Martins. I adored it. "

" I try to exercise three to four times a week. "

" Pretty much hated school. I never really found my footing. I just didn't like lessons. "

" My designs at Ungaro are a lot more sexual, in more of an obvious way: my personal designers are a little bit more sideways. "