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" People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence. "
Giles Deacon
Irony
People
Saying
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" I've always drawn a lot. I like the idea of turning a 2-D sketch into a 3-D thing very quickly. And clothing is really good for that. "
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" I'm lucky that I've worked with the biggest divas in the world. We've had Miss Piggy and Minnie Mouse, so I've got to be careful who I say now, but obviously, I'd love to dress them again. "
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" A lot of people's circumstances can change very, very quickly, and people can move jobs, relationships can break down, something else could happen, and the next thing you know, you can't pay your rent, you can't get the support you require, and you're out on the street. "
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Know
Change
" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "
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Inspiration
World
Natural
" When I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist, among other things. "
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Younger
Things
" There's one thing I would like to do on the high street, and that's something different to what's been done before. So, who knows what that could be. "
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Like
Street
" 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. "
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World
" I like women to have life, personalities. Women who would perhaps cause some trouble on a night out and have a lot to say for themselves. "
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Life
Like
Night
" I very much like Christopher Kane. He actually did a work placement with me, and you could spot his talent straight away. "
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Like
Away
You
" It can be refugees, it can be a pregnant mother, it can be a 15-year-old... homelessness can happen to everybody. "
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Refugees
Happen
Mother
" Anyone looking for a black cashmere sweater isn't going to come to me. "
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Going
Me
Black
" I really like doing good work and working with good people - that's the thing that drives me. "
Giles Deacon
Work
Good Work
People
" You take it very seriously when you start any project, but not everything in life ends up where you think it's going to be. "
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Think
You
Seriously
" I go to L.A. three or four times a year. It's great for research. "
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Go
Year
Three
" The customer who likes to be noticed is important to us. "
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Important
Customer
Who
" Fashion was spontaneous and about getting things done, which I really liked. "
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Done
Things
Spontaneous
" With all my clients I work with, they all have their absolute specialness about them. "
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Them
Work
About
" I can never really comment on rumours. "
Giles Deacon
I Can
Comment
Really
" I don't like po-faced fashion. "
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Like
Fashion
" I don't believe in a recipe for success. You have to work hard; you may not always get it right - you have to bounce back from situations, and you have to be really focused and determined. It's important to have fun as well. Work shouldn't be a torture. "
Giles Deacon
Work
Have Fun
Success
" I like characters in life, generally; I don't like to see a collection modelled on a homogeneous look. That terrifies me. "
Giles Deacon
See
Me
Look
" I don't design for wallflowers. "
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Design
" 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. "
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Walk
Time
I Am
" At a certain period in time, the fashion industry was portraying this image of a totally unrealistic woman, women who are not allowed to be themselves. "
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Who
Image
Time
" I don't like acres of faceless girls walking. "
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Like
Faceless
Acres
" People should just get over themselves. "
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Themselves
Over
People
" One day I'll do a Dorian Gray, and there will be a picture in the attic. I'll look like Helen Daniels from 'Neighbours' after her stroke. "
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One Day
Look
Her
" I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wherever the hand will lead. "
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Know
Animal
" 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. "
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Focus
Want
Us