I think the experience of feeling isolated, of not fitting in, creates the urge to explore.

My interest in fashion came from my interest in the body as a central cultural figure, not from admiring other designers - but of course I love Mason Martin Margiela, and I love Sybilla.

It's not always important to do a "show," but a live element always works better for me, unless I am making a film that goes beyond the clothes.

I have an interest in architecture, although more theoretically than anything else. I think architecture tries to understand what the body wants to occupy, not the body itself.

I wish we could edit our lives, be more selective with whom we spend time and what we spend our money on. To appreciate more what we all have - we appreciate things more when we lose them.

I think the experience of feeling isolated, of not fitting in, creates the urge to explore.

London scene consists of mostly foreigners. We see ourselves as British in many ways, but not English.