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" Production chains, how consumers can drive change: all these things may seem at odds with fashion, but arguably, they're not. "
Lily Cole
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Chains
Change
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" I paint - I tend more to abstraction - but not as much as I would like to because of time. I would love to do sculpture - I've toyed with the idea of fitting in a sculpture course. "
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" I was like most teenagers. I wanted to look more conventional - you know, to just be the pretty girl in school. "
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" With acting, if I'm any good at it, my modeling career would never be a hindrance but would rather be a help. And if I'm not, then it doesn't really matter. "
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" I started modeling at 14. It's simple. You respond to what the photographer wants and wear other people's ideas. I got bored with it, though, so I went to university. "
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" I don't believe there's an afterlife - but I don't believe there's an end to life. Consciousness goes beyond the bounds of your body. "
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" I always used to love couture because it was more theatrical than the runways. The runways always felt more like part of the machine. "
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" When I was younger, I definitely did face anti-ginger prejudice. As a child, all teasing hurts, whether it's because you're fat or a different race or have red hair. I had enough comments from a couple of people to make it a sore point. "
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" People do make assumptions about models. That's their issue, not mine. It doesn't bother me because I'm comfortable enough in my own skin - I know who I am. "
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" I'll always try to follow my heart into things I love, and modelling is not something I'm dreaming of pursuing forever. "
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" I think models have a lot less power than they did in the '80s, when there were, like, only 10 supermodels who could dictate the rules, whereas now there's so many, and that changes the power dynamic and makes it a more insecure business. "
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Power
Rules
" Every time I have to try on a wig for work, I get excited about the colour; I've often thought about going for a platinum bob or also raven black, as it looks so great against pale skin. But I always end up being loyal to my red colour. "
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" The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me. "
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" The relationship between art and a job is not quite linear, but I really love any and all manifestations of art, really respect any kind of artistic impulse, whether it's paintings and sculptures or really good filmmaking or music. I really see the relationships between these different mediums as very fluid. "
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" It doesn't make me very happy to be on my computer all the time. I've never been drawn to that world. "
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Happy
Time
Never
" I love beautiful things; I like having nice clothes, and I can appreciate why other people do - but I've also started to learn more about the impact of what we buy: how things are made, how much you buy and the quality of everything. "
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" I love modeling but also see it as a platform for the million other things I want to achieve and create in life. "
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" There is a degree of role-playing in modeling, for sure, and you're also in a high-profile job - there are lots of similarities for sure. But when I'm acting, I've got to try and be present, and I've got to be emotionally committed to a character, both physically and intellectually. "
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" It's hard to appreciate the importance of the rainforest because it seems so far away, but it's vital to the survival of the planet as we know it. "
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" Giving triggers social cohesion. It's also the basis for an economy not based on money. "
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" There's an inherent contradiction between appreciating the beauty of clothes and creativity and individuality, and the waste around the ideas of trends and seasons. "
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" As the generalization goes about the art industry, people can be really challenging and thought-provoking in their thinking and questioning the status quo, and it's really important that the status quo can be questioned and that there are people doing that. "
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" Life is shining a light through a magnifying glass on me, looking for me to stumble. I think that's my biggest fear. "
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" I have set up several businesses as social businesses, and I am a great believer that the power of business should be used for good. "
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" I was of the type who gets bullied rather than the one who does the bullying, which I'm glad about. I'd rather be that than a bully. "
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" I'm just a lipgloss, blush and mascara kind of girl. I like playing with a bright lipstick or a heavy eye... But not together! "
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" I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can. "
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Positive
Integrity
Life
" I don't personally follow trends; I don't even like the idea of trends. I think it's kind of absurd that you have to change every six months, so I always try and buy things that hopefully I'll like forever, and resonate with me. "
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You
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" I think the media are so hypocritical a lot of the time in the way they chastise something just so that they can print it again. "
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" I'm not sure if it's fair to call it a 'fairy tale,' but I really loved 'Mulan,' the Disney film. It was my favorite. I guess it's not really a fairy tale, but you do get Eddie Murphy as a dragon. "
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You
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Film