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I take random inspiration from everywhere.
A queen does not wear clothes off the runways.
Social media is fine, depending on how you use it.
You never know where inspiration is going to come from.
I don't think I'm in any way an icon, to be very honest.
The best photographers know how to light any color skin.
When I started in the nineties, a sample size was a 4 and a 6.
I can tell you, without diversity, creativity remains stagnant.
The white T-shirt is like a blank canvas - eternally versatile.
I am definitely allergic to wheat. Every time I eat it, I feel awful.
It was a whole new attitude: no makeup, less is more... the '90s were fun!
For me, fashion succeeds when it says something about the times we live in.
I've always been very fascinated by technology - the Internet, social media.
With Rihanna, it's always a collaboration, and that's why I love her so much.
In my work, I have always tried to push the boundaries of what fashion can do.
'British Vogue' is a great magazine with a legacy of creativity and innovation.
I am black in a predominantly white industry, and I have been luckier than most.
I like to play with contrast. It's about changing people's perceptions of people.
I'm really excited to see my vision for the 'British Vogue' team come to fruition.
I'm just propelled by insecurity; that's what really leads me to want to do better.
Never forget that it sometimes takes a foreigner's eye to capture Britain most clearly.
Most of the time, working as a stylist, you're at home, working on your own, researching.
The more you style, the better you get. Don't give up. At a certain point, the magic happens.
By people getting together and celebrating this idea of togetherness, great things can happen.
I learned that fashion was about more than fancy images. That there was a business side as well.
I feel like when it comes to the models, certain models are now like commodities in certain ways.
I want 'Vogue' to feel like a shop that you're not scared to walk into, one that's quite welcoming.
I grew up in west London, but my dad wouldn't let me go to school there, so I went in south London.
I grew up reading 'British Vogue' - I am so honoured and humbled to be taking up the mantle of editor.
I was very honoured to be awarded an OBE in 2016 for my services to diversity in the fashion industry.
There's a lot of research and time that goes into my shoots. I spend weeks on them, even for one picture.
Coming from a family who put a lot of emphasis on academics, I always thought I was going to be a lawyer.
I'm very protective of all the vulnerable young kids that go on shoots. I can empathize. I've been there.
I'm very proud of the world that's embracing all these different ideas of what it is to be diverse, in 2017.
I grew up in an African household, so lots of chicken, lots of rice. We ate Jollof rice, a very West African dish.
Growing up, I loved the imagery I saw from America as it celebrated being the land of the free and home of the brave.
When I was 18 years old, I moved into Neneh Cherry's house in Kensal Rise with Judy Blame and our friend Michael Boadi.
When I was growing up, David Bowie was my idol. I grew up in inner-city London, and he was from Brixton, which is even more urban.
When you start out in the industry and things are tough, and you're not really making money, you question yourself: should I give up?
I love the optimistic American style that Gap celebrates and the simplicity of the basic white T-shirt that allows you to be yourself.
I get nervous before every shoot. I'm really jealous of the people that can just rest on their laurels and say, 'I'm good; this is it.'
The fashion industry needs to breed a whole different way of thinking. We need more diverse people working in all facets of the industry.
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.
I used to wear a lot of Helmut Lang. Painted jeans. Cropped crombies with t-shirts. A lot of V-necks. The perfect V-neck was very important.
My mother and father just taught me the basics: to be really kind, to really listen to people. I have never been one to put on airs and graces.
Music, for me, is as important as fashion. The first visuals I remember are Elvis Presley, David Bowie, New Romantics, and different punk bands.
The funny thing is that the fashions from the '90s seem to sit so well with the fashions of 2016. Everything from then somehow skipped and came back.
I've learned to put a big value on having a life outside of fashion, and I think that's what's saved me, because the fashion industry can suck you in.
My 'Vogue' is about being inclusive; it's about diversity. Showing different women, different body shapes, different races, class. To be tackling gender.
I'm so fascinated by the influence of social media on fashion. I've seen so many artists on Instagram, up and comers you would have never known otherwise.