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Film has always been a really good tool for me to communicate emotion about why I create a collection. I'm probably one of the first designers to make short films.

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Tailoring was considered to be a world that was very traditional, and basically going out of fashion. Fashion designers did not have a real link with tailoring or tradition, so I fused the two worlds together.

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My wife and I have a tradition of popcorn and videos with our kids on Friday evenings.

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Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.

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If you're a designer, there's got to be some films that you've seen that have inspired you creatively. There's no escaping that.

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I had a suit made for me when I was five. It was double-breasted, mohair and purple. My mother was very particular about clothing - it always used to have to go back into the plastic and it used to drive me insane.

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Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials are not that great, people go for black, navy and grey.

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Shirt collars are very important to me. Putting a very soft shirt collar with a formal suit doesn't work for me at all.

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I haven't been to a job interview since I was 16 years old. When I was approached by Givenchy it was more like a courtship.

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When I started, department stores were either very fashion, or very tailored, so the two never mixed. I mixed it, and they said you're too tailored for fashion and too fashion for tailoring. So I had to move the market. So that's what I did.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Designer

Born: Unknown

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