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" Prada Infusion d'Iris perfume - my mother wears it, so it feels like home away from home. It's lovely to smell her scent at all times. "
Emilia Wickstead
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" I like to think that people are buying Emilia Wickstead because they want to keep it in their wardrobe as an investment piece; she's not just buying it because it's of the moment or what's currently in season. "
Emilia Wickstead
People
Think
She
" The Emilia Wickstead customer is a sophisticated, accomplished woman who expresses her femininity and style through the way she dresses. She appreciates classic with a twist, yet luxurious and high quality clothing that make her feel confident, elegant, and ultimately chic. "
Emilia Wickstead
Quality
Style
Woman
" I always think about my lifestyle when designing, so that's being a mother, being a career woman, being a wife, and being a woman who loves to entertain. "
Emilia Wickstead
Who
Woman
Think
" I would not dress Katie Price. Ever. It's important to keep the right look, so it's important to be dressing the right people. "
Emilia Wickstead
Price
Important
Look
" I think that the typical Emilia Wickstead women is very effortless, very sophisticated: she's got alluring style, and she's always taking on fashion. I always describe her as 'imaginative with her own taste'. "
Emilia Wickstead
Fashion
Think
Women
" I'd say I play on old world couture as opposed to modern day bridal; there's something very timeless and appealing in that. "
Emilia Wickstead
Say
Day
Old
" I love the idea of a dress or a coatdress rather than a suit with a jacket. "
Emilia Wickstead
Jacket
Suit
Rather
" The message I want to put forward for women is that I never want it to be about, 'Oh, it's a bit difficult to put that together,' or, 'She can dress that way, but I can't.' Actually, my designs are for all women, and I truly believe that you can make yourself feel wonderful in whatever you wear. That's the importance behind what I design. "
Emilia Wickstead
Together
Yourself
Design
" The majority of our clients are British. They want to wear things time and time again. "
Emilia Wickstead
Again
Wear
Clients
" The most wonderful thing about having a small business is that every person we dress gets a really intimate process. "
Emilia Wickstead
Small
Dress
Person
" I wore one of my own designs on my wedding day. "
Emilia Wickstead
My Own
Wedding
Designs
" A lot of people ask, 'How did you start the business, and how did you do it money-wise?' And the truth is that I had three jobs. A day job, an evening job, and then designing my collection as well. That's just how we did it. "
Emilia Wickstead
You
Business
Day
" The minute that a celebrity wears your clothing, that gives you international exposure and the best advertising you can get. "
Emilia Wickstead
Your
You
Celebrity
" I feel far more empowered, sophisticated, and forward-thinking in flats than in high heels. Especially when I am working and hosting meetings. "
Emilia Wickstead
I Am
More
Meetings
" I was very aware of the fact that I was a young designer, and I didn't want to fall into the trap of 'mother of the bride' dressing and 'occasion-wear.' I wanted to make sure that girls my age were wearing it and that there was a cool factor to my clothes. "
Emilia Wickstead
Fall
Bride
Mother
" I have clients from 19 to 80 years old, and the way I work means that they can take the same dress and shorten, lengthen it, remove the sleeve, adjust details - and make it their own. They get a piece that is right for them. It's a clever way of shopping in this economy. "
Emilia Wickstead
Clever
Dress
Work
" I strongly believe that many of the best decisions are made on gut instinct. "
Emilia Wickstead
Decisions
Best
Believe
" I feel like British designers are having a real moment; there's a lot of freedom to be different, and I think that that's what so unique. There's no expectation of what you're going to see at London Fashion Week, and I think that's why you get such a mixed bag of sweets. "
Emilia Wickstead
Fashion
Unique
Think
" I think that we cater for the woman that wants to be fashion-forward but also wants to purchase an investment piece that she'll have in her wardrobe forever. "
Emilia Wickstead
Think
She
Her
" We do have a lot of personal relationships with people who will come to our store or showroom. "
Emilia Wickstead
People
Will
Personal
" It's almost like a chintzy floral that I play on, and sometimes it can get a bad rep. It doesn't necessarily feel modern, but with different silhouettes and cuts, it can. "
Emilia Wickstead
Feel
Like
Play
" You can see that ladylike kind of dressing with a twist coming back at Dior, and I think that a lot of the fashion is following in those kinds of footsteps. It's wearable. It sits in your wardrobe forever. "
Emilia Wickstead
Back
See
You
" There is so much talent in British fashion: a real cookie jar of different aesthetics with designers like Mary Katrantzou, Erdem, Christopher Kane, J. W. Anderson, and Simone Rocha. "
Emilia Wickstead
Jar
Real
Talent
" I put myself into another world and another identity, and I design not for how my life is but for how my imaginary life is. "
Emilia Wickstead
Identity
World
Myself
" There is nothing more beautiful than personality wrinkles. "
Emilia Wickstead
Beautiful
More
Wrinkles
" It is important that every bride feels comfortable in her chosen dress, and fabric choice has a big part to play in this. "
Emilia Wickstead
Important
Play
Dress
" As for design, I gravitate to traditional styles but mix it with an element of surprise. Whether it's a big sash bow in the back or an unexpected fabric, it all needs to work together. "
Emilia Wickstead
Unexpected
Together
Surprise
" New Zealand is such a down-to-earth place. "
Emilia Wickstead
New Zealand
Zealand
New
" My father, Dennis Popham, was a very handsome, talented artist, and as my mother always reminds me, 'someone who had wonderful style.' He was half Samoan-German, half New Zealander, and their first date was to a Fleetwood Mac concert, which I love the thought of. "
Emilia Wickstead
Love
Father
Thought
" I don't like the word 'ladylike.' "
Emilia Wickstead
Ladylike
Word
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