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" That era of designers being away with the fairies is gone... You've got to live in the real world. "

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" Pretty much hated school. I never really found my footing. I just didn't like lessons. "

" I go to contemporary galleries all around the world when I can. There's always something historical and something contemporary; those are my rock references. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" Fashion was spontaneous and about getting things done, which I really liked. "

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

" I've always been a big supporter of homeless charities across the board, ever since I first moved to London. "

" I don't like acres of faceless girls walking. "

" I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wherever the hand will lead. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" There are some great skinny girls, but it's about characters, isn't it? That's what I find attractive. People who've had interesting lives and tell you something that you don't know or are really good fun. "

" I love historical references. "

" My parents weren't into fashion. I didn't have an eccentric granny who mixed lace mantillas with tweed. "

" It's important to offer well-thought-out pieces at lower prices. "

" Fashion designers seem the busiest people on the planet. "

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

" I have an art-school background, not a fashion background where it's like, 'Oh, we're going on holiday to Miami.' "

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

" I'll spend a couple of days in Paris, a couple back in London, some time at the factory in Italy... I like travelling, but it can be a struggle to get home for weekends. "

" 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. "

" Everybody's got a lot to their personalities. You're not just one element. There are some days you want something that can be a bit stricter or a bit more disciplined or something a bit more floaty and a bit freer. "

" For me, green is more about cycling than recycling. "

" 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. "

" People should just get over themselves. "

" Just because something is less expensive shouldn't mean it is less well designed. "

" People often think that the world fashion is so full of a certain pretense that it can't just be about going for something because it suits you and looks great, and it's nicely cut and is made of beautiful fabric. You know, if it has a bit of lightness and playfulness to it, then I think people just respond to that really well. "

" The reason I wanted to work with New Look was that they wanted to stick with one designer and do lots of collections a year. "