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

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

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

" The natural world is a source of inspiration. "

" I believe in the democracy of design. "

" I'd really love to dress Lauren Bacall. She's incredibly interesting - a gorgeous, stylish woman with a strong personality. "

" 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. "

" I don't really have a mentor. "

" With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season. "

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

" 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. "

" Cecil Beaton was Andy Warhol before Andy Warhol, really. "

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

" 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. "

" I can be very modern and experimental. "

" Rooney Mara is someone I'd like to dress; we've not worked with her before and she certainly has very interesting personal style. "

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

" My friends and I used to take two-hour trips to the record store in Newcastle, and we started buying copies of The Face and i-D. And then I went to art school, and as time progressed, I ended up where I am now. "

" If you've invested money in buying a piece, you don't want it to just disintegrate. We all have that first wash anxiety, when that great t-shirt you've just bought shrinks away to nothing. "

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

" I've always liked historic jewellery that's got a kind of quirkiness or playfulness to it; I like that it's not too serious. "

" I've been a fella in the fashion industry for a very long time now, and the industry has been very good to me. "

" I didn't set out wanting to be a fashion designer from the age of 3. It wasn't that kind of dream. "

" I always find the idea of Britishness a bit of a boring old concept, to be honest. That world of Britishness always comes off a bit twee and only about cream teas and that sort of things. "

" 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. "

" I had a great teacher who was really encouraging and said I should go to Central Saint Martins. So I worked my socks off, and I managed to get a place there. It was there that I developed a real love for design. "

" I love London. Wherever I've lived, I've always had my flat here. "

" When I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist, among other things. "

" I did an art foundation course, and I knew I wanted to do something in a creative field. And fashion just seemed like the most fun. "

" People should just get over themselves. "