48 Erin O'Connor Quotes for You to Enjoy

Erin O'Connor

English Model

Born: Feb 9, 1978

Fashion Love Me People You I Am

I think most of my career has been built on conviction and the personality to carry that image or stride confidently on the catwalk. That was my beginning and, hopefully, my legacy. Erin O'Connor

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In my job, I am portrayed as a misfit, a grandiose high fashion lady or an unearthly creature. At home, it's important I can look in the mirror, strip away the disguise and be comfortable with who stares back. Erin O'Connor

Clothes are like a suit of armour when you're young. I was quite a shy teen, so I wanted to make aggressive statements with the way I looked. I'd say my goth/indie stage was the worst: there was a lot of experimentation involving pink food dye in my fringe. Erin O'Connor

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Someone once referred to modeling as being like winning the lottery gene pool. It's such an odd way to put things, but what is different about modelling is that the industry often picks you. Erin O'Connor

New York is on a grid system, so it's slightly less challenging logistically, but Londoners are more relaxed in their selling approach. With that intense shopping service in New York, it's easy to get carried away and make a wrong purchase. Here, there's a different flow. You are left to explore, and individuality is key. Erin O'Connor

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Fashion is intoxicating, and it plays a part in all of our everyday lives. A lot of people use it as a form of escape, of realising a fantasy, and in some ways that becomes an unobtainable norm. Erin O'Connor

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I have two curiosity cabinets at home filled with finds from jumble sales, markets and my travels. My favourite piece is a voodoo mask from just outside Cape Town. Erin O'Connor

Home Mask Markets Favourite Finds Outside Voodoo Town Piece Sales Jumble Curiosity Just Cape Filled Travels Two

I enjoy travelling the world, but nowhere beats Walsall. Erin O'Connor

World Enjoy Beats Nowhere Travelling

I think there is some resistance when people talk about ethical fashion, and a tendency to panic that if you're bringing a moral agenda and highlighting the origins of the garments, you can't incorporate style. But there's no reason why style and conscience can't co-exist. Erin O'Connor

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I've been cycling ever since I was a kid. I remember taking my cycling proficiency test aged seven - I got to school at 7:30 A.M. to practise, I was so nervous. After that, I always cycled to school. Erin O'Connor

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I am the world's laziest shopper, but very rarely have I had to take anything back. Erin O'Connor

World I Am Back Rarely Take Had Am Very Anything

I've been on both sides: the victim and the villain. I was the victimised model, and everything from my weight to my fertility was held up for discussion. And then I was the person that could garner some kind of positive outcome, by taking on the role of vice chairman of the British Fashion Council and becoming an activist of body image. Erin O'Connor

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Winter is my favourite season. Erin O'Connor

Winter Favourite Season

The model sanctuary was borne of a complex, political, societal debate. It was proposed to us from various bodies that we give models medicals once a year, and if they didn't pass that medical, there's a chance they'd legally lose their right to work. Erin O'Connor

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When I was at primary school, we had this theory that if you ate an egg, it meant you'd get pregnant and give birth to a chicken or another egg. It was something we dared together. I avoided eggs for years, but now they're my favourite food. Erin O'Connor

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As a model, part of my job is to be critiqued physically. Erin O'Connor

Job Physically Part Model

I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining. Erin O'Connor

Speak Mind Before Too Draining Incredibly Diplomatic Tend Edit

The 'Best of British' is a positive thing that's bandied around, but also it's applied pressure to our country in terms of economic growth. I think we've always felt the rest of the world is so much more powerful in terms of being commercially viable, but we can take great pride in our level of creativity. Erin O'Connor

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