Louise Wilson

Youth re-energises.

As much as I might decry the students, as much as they're a nightmare, it's a privilege to be among youth.

In fashion, you're privileged because you're consistently working with a vanguard of youth.

I always thought I was going to be a professional horse rider because I rode horses competitively from zero to 17 years old.

I've always spent money on books. I've always enjoyed handling books - the size, the format. I feel very strongly about original ephemera.

I'd rather wear black than bright florals like most fat ladies do.

Fashion is an incredibly tough, unforgiving industry.

I always hate it when fashion is trivialised.

Show-offy, I could sometimes be accused of.

People think I'm rude. I'm not rude; I'm just not networking. It's just honesty.

I was born in Cambridgeshire and moved to Scotland when I was seven.

Without art, you don't have society. It underpins so much.