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

~Edward Enninful

Topics: Am Been Black Industry Luckier Most Than White I Am

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I grew up in an African household, so lots of chicken, lots of rice. We ate Jollof rice, a very West African dish.

~Edward Enninful

Topics: African Ate Chicken Dish Grew Household Lots Rice Up Very West

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I didn't know anything about the fashion industry until I met the stylist Simon Foxton on a Tube. I was 16, on my way to Kingsway College, and then my whole world opened up. Before that, like in every African family, you are meant to be a lawyer.

~Edward Enninful

Topics: About African Anything Before College Every Family Fashion Fashion Industry Industry Know Lawyer Like Meant Meant To Be Met Opened Simon Stylist Then Tube Until Up Way Whole World You

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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

Topics: Believe Come Enough Family Had Had Enough Happy Important Important Thing Me Money Most Most Important Thing Much Raised The Most Important Thing Were Who World

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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.

~Edward Enninful

Topics: Basics Been Father Graces Just Kind Listen Me Mother Mother And Father Never People Put Really Taught

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I'm really excited to see my vision for the 'British Vogue' team come to fruition.

~Edward Enninful

Topics: British Come Excited Fruition Really See Team Vision Vogue

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My mother was a seamstress, so I always grew up with her making clothes. I knew how to construct outfits. I knew how to sketch. I knew how to customise. But I could never imagine it as a career.

~Edward Enninful

Topics: Always Career Clothes Construct Could Grew Her How Imagine Knew Making Mother Never Outfits Sketch Up

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I can't just go in and throw clothes at a picture. I still have to have some kind of an idea of a character, of who she is, where she's from. It's almost like playing a child's game. You have your dolls, and you create characters for them. Fashion indulged that in me.

~Edward Enninful

Topics: Almost Character Characters Child Clothes Create Dolls Fashion Game Go Idea Just Kind Like Me Picture Playing She Some Still Them Throw Where Who You Your

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For me, fashion succeeds when it says something about the times we live in.

~Edward Enninful

Topics: About Fashion Live Me Says Something Succeeds Times

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When I started in the nineties, a sample size was a 4 and a 6.

~Edward Enninful

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Designer

Born: Unknown

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