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" The fashion industry needs to breed a whole different way of thinking. We need more diverse people working in all facets of the industry. "

Edward Enninful

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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. "

Edward Enninful

" For me, fashion succeeds when it says something about the times we live in. "

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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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" Being an immigrant and living in England, I feel like I lived in two worlds. There was the world that, when I was at school with my friends, was very English, and then I'd go home to another country, with exotic foods and colours. I have a sense of colour pairings, and that came from my background, I think. "

Edward Enninful

" I like to play with contrast. It's about changing people's perceptions of people. "

Edward Enninful

" I'm very proud of the world that's embracing all these different ideas of what it is to be diverse, in 2017. "

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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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" You could say slowly but surely, the world is changing in a good way - equality in all forms is more and more part of the global conversation, and people are celebrating diversity and individuality. "

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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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" By people getting together and celebrating this idea of togetherness, great things can happen. "

Edward Enninful

" 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. "

Edward Enninful

" Social media is fine, depending on how you use it. "

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

Edward Enninful

" Social media and technology are democratising and opening up fashion and the process of fashion for all - this has good and bad sides, but that comes with any change. "

Edward Enninful

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

Edward Enninful

" I felt like I grew up with Bowie. I never dressed like him, even though I did love the music, but consistently throughout my career he has been a go-to reference point: The suit from 'Young Americans,' or the gold Missoni-type looks of Ziggy Stardust. 'The Berlin Years' still influences me. "

Edward Enninful

" When I was really young, I had an afro and wore pressed jeans and argyle sweaters. In my teens, I moved on to ripped Levi's jeans, white T-shirts, and cowboy boots. "

Edward Enninful

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

Edward Enninful

" I learned that fashion was about more than fancy images. That there was a business side as well. "

Edward Enninful

" I can't just go in and throw clothes at a picture. I still have to have some kind of an idea of a character, of who she is, where she's from. It's almost like playing a child's game. You have your dolls, and you create characters for them. Fashion indulged that in me. "

Edward Enninful

" I get nervous before every shoot. I'm really jealous of the people that can just rest on their laurels and say, 'I'm good; this is it.' "

Edward Enninful

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

Edward Enninful

" The more you style, the better you get. Don't give up. At a certain point, the magic happens. "

Edward Enninful

" My mother and father just taught me the basics: to be really kind, to really listen to people. I have never been one to put on airs and graces. "

Edward Enninful

" I didn't grow up with money; I didn't come from a rich family. But what fashion gave me was an escape into a world of creativity: if I couldn't afford that Junior Gaultier jacket, then I'd get one from the market and customise it. "

Edward Enninful

" Coming from a family who put a lot of emphasis on academics, I always thought I was going to be a lawyer. "

Edward Enninful

" I was really sheltered growing up, with six brothers and sisters. We played together all the time, and I was living in a fantasy world, like most creative people. "

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" I think if you're really good at what you do, you can see outside the box. "

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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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" 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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