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Edward Enninful

British Designer

Born: 1972

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I can tell you, without diversity, creativity remains stagnant. Edward Enninful

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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. Edward Enninful

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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

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My memories of London Fashion Week are of starting out and not getting many tickets for fashion shows, but wanting to see them so much that I'd sneak in with my friends, people like Pat McGrath and Craig McDean. Edward Enninful

With Rihanna, it's always a collaboration, and that's why I love her so much. Edward Enninful

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Kurt Cobain really made an impression on us. He just had that rebel attitude. You could tell he was super talented but didn't really care. Edward Enninful

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I'm very protective of all the vulnerable young kids that go on shoots. I can empathize. I've been there. Edward Enninful

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Most of the time, working as a stylist, you're at home, working on your own, researching. Edward Enninful

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I grew up in west London, but my dad wouldn't let me go to school there, so I went in south London. Edward Enninful

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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. Edward Enninful

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

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The best photographers know how to light any color skin. Edward Enninful

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There is nothing more classic in the realm of casual than jeans and a white tee - a look that is inherently Americana and reminiscent of the American Dream - an optimistic dream of opportunity, individuality, freedom, and the embodiment of one living their truth. 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

In my work, I have always tried to push the boundaries of what fashion can do. Edward Enninful

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

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

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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. Edward Enninful

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I am black in a predominantly white industry, and I have been luckier than most. Edward Enninful

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I come from a family who didn't have much money but raised me to believe that money wasn't the most important thing in the world. We had enough; we were happy. 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. Edward Enninful

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