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" People of power have to show empathy and kindness to the young. "

Edward Enninful

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" My 'Vogue' is about being inclusive; it's about diversity. Showing different women, different body shapes, different races, class. To be tackling gender. "

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" I think fashion can tell a story about celebrating difference, can talk about how different people are, how diverse people are - and for me, that's where fashion really succeeds, when it tackles things to do with the world we live in. "

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" I take random inspiration from everywhere. "

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" I want 'Vogue' to feel like a shop that you're not scared to walk into, one that's quite welcoming. "

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" In my work, I have always tried to push the boundaries of what fashion can do. "

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" I've always been very fascinated by technology - the Internet, social media. "

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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. "

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" A queen does not wear clothes off the runways. "

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" It was a whole new attitude: no makeup, less is more... the '90s were fun! "

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" 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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" If you put one model in a show or in an ad campaign, that doesn't solve the problem. We need teachers in universities. We need internships. We need people of different ethnic backgrounds in all parts of the industry. That really is the solution: you have to change it from the inside. "

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" When I started in the nineties, a sample size was a 4 and a 6. "

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" I am definitely allergic to wheat. Every time I eat it, I feel awful. "

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" I grew up reading 'British Vogue' - I am so honoured and humbled to be taking up the mantle of editor. "

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

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" Growing up, I loved the imagery I saw from America as it celebrated being the land of the free and home of the brave. "

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" I'd never seen anything like it in my life. Someone so blatantly challenging the ideas of race and gender and sexuality. In a way, it was comparable to David Bowie, except that Prince brought that to the black community. "

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" Prince was not scared. The first time I heard someone sing about AIDS, it was Prince: 'In France, a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name.' He was not afraid of taboos. "

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" The white T-shirt is like a blank canvas - eternally versatile. "

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" I feel like when it comes to the models, certain models are now like commodities in certain ways. "

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" I can tell you, without diversity, creativity remains stagnant. "

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" When I was 18 years old, I moved into Neneh Cherry's house in Kensal Rise with Judy Blame and our friend Michael Boadi. "

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" Change always takes time. "

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" 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. "

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" Never forget that it sometimes takes a foreigner's eye to capture Britain most clearly. "

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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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" I'm so fascinated by the influence of social media on fashion. I've seen so many artists on Instagram, up and comers you would have never known otherwise. "

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" I love the optimistic American style that Gap celebrates and the simplicity of the basic white T-shirt that allows you to be yourself. "

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" When I was growing up, David Bowie was my idol. I grew up in inner-city London, and he was from Brixton, which is even more urban. "

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" There is nothing more classic in the realm of casual than jeans and a white tee - a look that is inherently Americana and reminiscent of the American Dream - an optimistic dream of opportunity, individuality, freedom, and the embodiment of one living their truth. "

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