You can't refuse to move forward when you're educating in design, because that's what we're asking students to do the whole time. — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
My students are noticed by the people I respect from the quality of their work. — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
I always say to students, 'You're never going to have all the skills, but you have to have a skill.' — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
As much as I might decry the students, as much as they're a nightmare, it's a privilege to be among youth. — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
You can't subvert knowledge until you have knowledge... At the same time, I respect a student coming at it from a totally… — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
Students sometimes turn up at my course and they look a bit like they're going to Bali with only Wellingtons and a… — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
I had an argument with my students on why they want to present their work in an iBook, it's like your sister… — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
I often ask students: 'Is this what you would show Tom Ford?' and they say: 'No, we'd have done more work' or… — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
Students may feel the criticism is harsh, but I think it's possible they haven't had criticism before. It's my job to point… — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
Many students don't really like it (fashion). If they don't like it, they won't be able to tell you who the stylists… — Louise Wilson Copy Share Image
Don't crave fame, do what you do and just apply. I don't think many of them here today are that interested in fashion. Perhaps… — Louise Wilson Copy Share
A lot of people believe that you don't need to know the history and that creates newness. I disagree: we should always be informed… — Louise Wilson Copy Share
I always thought I was going to be a professional horse rider because I rode horses competitively from zero to 17 years old. — Louise Wilson Copy Share
Many students don't really like it (fashion). If they don't like it, they won't be able to tell you who the stylists are or… — Louise Wilson Copy Share
I think the problem is that fashion has become too fashionable. For years, fashion wasn't fashionable. Today fashion is so fashionable that it's almost… — Louise Wilson Copy Share
I believe intellect is needed in order to develop any creative output and that intellect alone is not enough! — Louise Wilson Copy Share
Most designers don't dress in fashion. They dress in an anonymous way so that people are just judging their work. — Louise Wilson Copy Share
I've always believed that you have to have the skills before you destroy the skills. If you want to be crude, be crude, but… — Louise Wilson Copy Share
I absolutely loathe and hate the work... But I love youth. I realise how lucky it is being with youth, and what an honour… — Louise Wilson Copy Share
At the end of the day, I'm a very boring academic, bogged down with academia and structure and delivering an education. — Louise Wilson Copy Share
A lot of fashion might seem boring, but it is actually quite fun: the inside, the outside, the silhouette... All the different finishes. That's… — Louise Wilson Copy Share
It's a secret language, known to all different people, in different ways, that enables them to read a subliminal message without realising they're reading… — Louise Wilson Copy Share
