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Giles Deacon
British
Designer
Fashion
Great
Like
People
Time
You
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For me, green is more about cycling than recycling.
Giles Deacon
Me
Recycling
Cycling
About
More
Than
Green
With all my clients I work with, they all have their absolute specialness about them.
Giles Deacon
Work
About
Absolute
Clients
Them
A healthy body really does make for a healthy mind.
Giles Deacon
Mind
Healthy
Make
Does
Really
Body
I don't believe in a recipe for success. You have to work hard; you may not always get it right - you have to bounce back from situations, and you have to be really focused and determined. It's important to have fun as well. Work shouldn't be a torture.
Giles Deacon
Success
Work
You
Have Fun
Work Hard
Important
Believe
Recipe
Back
Focused
Torture
Determined
Bounce
Well
Always
Get
May
Situations
Really
Hard
Fun
Right
It can be refugees, it can be a pregnant mother, it can be a 15-year-old... homelessness can happen to everybody.
Giles Deacon
Mother
Everybody
Refugees
Happen
Pregnant
Homelessness
That era of designers being away with the fairies is gone... You've got to live in the real world.
Giles Deacon
You
World
Gone
Live
Fairies
Got
Real
Era
Being
The Real World
Real World
Away
Designers
I can never really comment on rumours.
Giles Deacon
Rumours
Never
Comment
Really
I like to have a swim in the morning, a great way to start the day.
Giles Deacon
Day
Great
Morning
Way
Like
Great Way
Swim
Start
I like characters in life, generally; I don't like to see a collection modelled on a homogeneous look. That terrifies me.
Giles Deacon
Life
Me
Characters
Collection
See
Generally
Like
Look
Modelled
With couture, the great thing is that each piece has its own character, and you have space to explore and continue themes season after season.
Giles Deacon
Great
Character
You
Space
Own
Piece
Great Thing
Couture
Continue
After
Themes
Explore
Each
Season
Thing
The name Holly Fulton has become synonymous with daring, bold graphic prints which you just know if you wear you'll have a brilliant time in.
Giles Deacon
Time
You
Brilliant
Become
Synonymous
Daring
Wear
Name
Know
Prints
Just
Which
Holly
Graphic
Bold
I went to public and state schools - not at the same time. I did my art foundation course at Harrogate College of Arts. This brilliant tutor suggested I apply to Central Saint Martins. I adored it.
Giles Deacon
Art
Time
Brilliant
College
State
Adored
Schools
Course
Saint
Did
Same
Same Time
Arts
Central
Public
Tutor
Foundation
Apply
Suggested
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.
Giles Deacon
Love
Great
Relationship
Collaborative
Magazine
Inspiration
Longest
She
Got
Block
Taste
Grand
Working
Katie
People often think that the world fashion is so full of a certain pretense that it can't just be about going for something because it suits you and looks great, and it's nicely cut and is made of beautiful fabric. You know, if it has a bit of lightness and playfulness to it, then I think people just respond to that really well.
Giles Deacon
Beautiful
Fashion
Great
You
People
World
Suits
Made
Just Be
Think
Bit
Respond
Fabric
Pretense
About
Something
Lightness
Know
Well
Looks
Because
Going
Often
Just
Cut
Then
Really
Certain
Full
Nicely
Everybody's got a lot to their personalities. You're not just one element. There are some days you want something that can be a bit stricter or a bit more disciplined or something a bit more floaty and a bit freer.
Giles Deacon
You
Everybody
Stricter
Bit
Some
Something
More
Days
Freer
Disciplined
Got
Lot
Just
Want
Just One
Personalities
Element
Women I've known have always been quite strong and confident women. Sure, I've got some friends who aren't so overtly confident, or at least don't appear that way. But when you get to know them, they are very much so.
Giles Deacon
You
Women
Strong
Way
Some
Know
Known
Sure
Always
Got
Least
Been
Friends
Very
Get
Quite
Confident
Them
Much
Who
Appear
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.
Giles Deacon
You
Before
Unknown
Gucci
More
Fact
Like
Liked
Ford
Quantity
Got
Lot
Tom
Tom Ford
I don't like acres of faceless girls walking.
Giles Deacon
Girl
Faceless
Like
Walking
Acres
I'm interested in women who have got character and experience and an opinion about things.
Giles Deacon
Character
Women
Experience
About
Opinion
Got
Interested
Who
Things
I love London. Wherever I've lived, I've always had my flat here.
Giles Deacon
Love
London
Had
Always
Flat
Wherever
Lived
Here
I very much like Christopher Kane. He actually did a work placement with me, and you could spot his talent straight away.
Giles Deacon
Work
Me
You
Christopher
Could
He
Talent
Like
Spot
His
Very
Did
Placement
Straight
Kane
Much
Away
Actually
The women that wear my clothes would want a pink BlackBerry in their handbag.
Giles Deacon
Women
Clothes
Would
Wear
Blackberry
Pink
Want
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.
Giles Deacon
Business
Focus
Our
Known
Want
Customers
Us
With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season.
Giles Deacon
Will
Fall
September
Delivery
Pieces
Clients
Couture
July
Get
Getting
Means
Show
Season
I didn't set out wanting to be a fashion designer from the age of 3. It wasn't that kind of dream.
Giles Deacon
Fashion
Age
Out
Kind
Dream
Wanting
Fashion Designer
Designer
Set
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.
Giles Deacon
World
Those
All-Around
Something
Contemporary
Around
Rock
Always
Go
References
Historical
Galleries
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