Giles Deacon

Even if you have a lot of money, you may not want to spend a lot of it on clothes. ”

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

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

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. ”

It can be refugees, it can be a pregnant mother, it can be a 15-year-old... homelessness can happen to everybody. ”

I've always liked historic jewellery that's got a kind of quirkiness or playfulness to it; I like that it's not too serious. ”

People are often a bit more adventurous with swimming costume prints; they like the idea of something a bit more jolly. ”

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

I like to have a swim in the morning, a great way to start the day. ”

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