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People get bored very quickly.
I collect craft. It inspires me.
Loewe should be a cultural brand.
I've always been massively aware of clothing.
No one reads anything. They just look at images.
Collaborations are incredibly important in design.
I didn't reinvent clothing; I reinvented the edit.
I think, in history, everything is about the remix.
I find it difficult to go to museums. I prefer houses.
I wasn't very good at school and appalling at English.
Real life is difficult - some people find that hard to process.
To be able to make furniture has always been a fantasy of mine.
For me, doing an interview with someone is like having therapy.
I grew up during one of Northern Ireland's most complex periods.
The minute you can be predicted, as a brand, you've got a problem.
I'm Irish, working for a Spanish brand, owned by a French company.
Work is an addiction. I've always done too much. It's in my nature.
For me, the creative process is this giant patchwork of information.
When I do a fashion show, it's not done until it exits out of the door.
I'm really into very 'naive craft,' like Second World War playing cards.
I think I've always had an obsession with collecting, as most people do.
Everywhere I go, I buy something. I probably have an issue with shopping.
Buttons, for me, are very sculptural things, and they are so fascinating.
I believe that collaboration is one of the most important things in any field.
For me, fashion should always be evolving so it remains exciting and unexpected.
I love jeans, T-shirts, and things you can jazz up and down, a bit of a mish-mash.
I could binge-eat cheese - I love any blue cheese. Make it strong; make it deadly.
Whether I'm at home in London or in Paris for Loewe, I always like to walk to work.
I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors.
Sunspel is about British craft and community - both of which are very important to me.
If you do generic things, you know, after a while, brands or designers become stagnated.
Britain and America are two examples where social media will only show you what you like.
The team I have to work with at Loewe is incredible, from the architect to the archivist.
Doing something with Uniqlo means you come up with a wardrobe which is universal and quirky.
I've collected John Ward pieces for years. Ward represents ideas of nature and of sediments.
I collect primarily ceramics but also black-and-white photography and some bits of contemporary.
Wood carving is such an amazing skill and very underrated; once you cut it, it's hard to go back.
I'm not the best at getting myself breakfast, but if I do, I'll normally have toast and marmalade.
Sometimes you fall out of love with what you do. Some days, you wake up and wish you worked on a farm.
If designers are willing to take risks, I think buyers should take risks, as well with press taking risks.
What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion.
When I think of Uniqlo, I think of things that are perfectly made, that people have spent a lot of time considering.
I have a huge amount of respect for all Japanese designers because I think there is consistency and respect to craft.
You have to be slightly uncomfortable with what you're doing, and you have to be able to try to find moments of newness.
When I became a teenager, I got very into clothing. I remember cutting Gucci advertisements and sticking them on my wall.
I just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.'
I was very into swimming, but I was never into contact sports. I think it was because I knew I wasn't going to get damaged.
Everyone has something to learn from one another. When different disciplines meet, it creates this amazing unpredictability.
My parents were extremely liberal. They didn't believe in being Catholic or Protestant, and that was a big deal at the time.
Trend-wise, I hope to keep bringing completely new collections to the industry that will make people think and defy the norm.