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" 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. "

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

" I don't design for wallflowers. "

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

" We want to be the go-to business for super-special daywear and eveningwear, to focus on what we are known for and what our customers want from us. "

" I'm lucky that I've worked with the biggest divas in the world. We've had Miss Piggy and Minnie Mouse, so I've got to be careful who I say now, but obviously, I'd love to dress them again. "

" I was never one for just sitting in front of the telly. "

" I love historical references. "

" At a certain period in time, the fashion industry was portraying this image of a totally unrealistic woman, women who are not allowed to be themselves. "

" My longest collaborative working relationship is with Katie Grand, the editor-in-chief of 'Love' magazine. Katie's an inspiration and a sounding block. She's got such great taste. "

" With all my clients I work with, they all have their absolute specialness about them. "

" 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. "

" People should just get over themselves. "

" The customer who likes to be noticed is important to us. "

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

" Rooney Mara is someone I'd like to dress; we've not worked with her before and she certainly has very interesting personal style. "

" One day I'll do a Dorian Gray, and there will be a picture in the attic. I'll look like Helen Daniels from 'Neighbours' after her stroke. "

" With couture, you're going right to the consumer, and that's something we learned from doing trunk shows. You're meeting the client; you're finding out what they like and what they don't like. You've really got your customer there in front of you, so you know what works and what doesn't. "

" I really like doing good work and working with good people - that's the thing that drives me. "

" The effort you put into anything when you're a designer is 100% because it's all about what you get back out from it. "

" Due to the hectic, non-stop nature of my work, I'm always using my BlackBerry to stay in touch with my studio, wherever I am. "

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

" My mother was a housewife. My father worked in the agriculture business, but they were very encouraging about everything. When I said I wanted to do art, they were very supportive. "

" I love London. Wherever I've lived, I've always had my flat here. "

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

" 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 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 liked the fact DAKS was an unknown quantity. It's more like Gucci before Tom Ford got there. There's a lot you can do. "

" When I was younger, I wanted to be a marine biologist, among other things. "