Edward Enninful

Change always takes time.

— Edward Enninful

A queen does not wear clothes off the runways.

— Edward Enninful

Diversity is very important for me.

— Edward Enninful

I take random inspiration from everywhere.

— Edward Enninful

The white T-shirt is like a blank canvas - eternally versatile.

— Edward Enninful

I think if you're really good at what you do, you can see outside the box.

— Edward Enninful

Never forget that it sometimes takes a foreigner's eye to capture Britain most clearly.

— Edward Enninful

I feel like when it comes to the models, certain models are now like commodities in certain ways.

— Edward Enninful

I like to play with contrast. It's about changing people's perceptions of people.

— Edward Enninful

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

— Edward Enninful

Social media is fine, depending on how you use it.

— Edward Enninful

In my work, I have always tried to push the boundaries of what fashion can do.

— Edward Enninful

There's a lot of research and time that goes into my shoots. I spend weeks on them, even for one picture.

— Edward Enninful

When I was 18 years old, I moved into Neneh Cherry's house in Kensal Rise with Judy Blame and our friend Michael Boadi.

— Edward Enninful

The fashion industry needs to breed a whole different way of thinking. We need more diverse people working in all facets of…

— Edward Enninful

I'm very proud of the world that's embracing all these different ideas of what it is to be diverse, in 2017.

— Edward Enninful

I'm so fascinated by the influence of social media on fashion. I've seen so many artists on Instagram, up and comers you…

— Edward Enninful

Coming from a family who put a lot of emphasis on academics, I always thought I was going to be a lawyer.

— Edward Enninful

My 'Vogue' is about being inclusive; it's about diversity. Showing different women, different body shapes, different races, class. To be tackling gender.

— Edward Enninful

When I was really young, I had an afro and wore pressed jeans and argyle sweaters. In my teens, I moved on…

— Edward Enninful

If you put one model in a show or in an ad campaign, that doesn't solve the problem. We need teachers in…

— Edward Enninful

My memories of London Fashion Week are of starting out and not getting many tickets for fashion shows, but wanting to see…

— Edward Enninful

I don't think everything has to be new all the time. You don't have to have the latest designer all the time…

— Edward Enninful

I can't just go in and throw clothes at a picture. I still have to have some kind of an idea of…

— Edward Enninful

I didn't know anything about the fashion industry until I met the stylist Simon Foxton on a Tube. I was 16, on…

— Edward Enninful

Being an immigrant and living in England, I feel like I lived in two worlds. There was the world that, when I…

— Edward Enninful

There is nothing more classic in the realm of casual than jeans and a white tee - a look that is inherently…

— Edward Enninful

I think fashion can tell a story about celebrating difference, can talk about how different people are, how diverse people are -…

— Edward Enninful

The more you style, the better you get. Don't give up. At a certain point, the magic happens.

— Edward Enninful

I can tell you, without diversity, creativity remains stagnant.

— Edward Enninful

I learned that fashion was about more than fancy images. That there was a business side as well.

— Edward Enninful

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

— Edward Enninful

'British Vogue' is a great magazine with a legacy of creativity and innovation.

— Edward Enninful

You never know where inspiration is going to come from.

— Edward Enninful

I'm just propelled by insecurity; that's what really leads me to want to do better.

— Edward Enninful

I've always been very fascinated by technology - the Internet, social media.

— Edward Enninful

It was a whole new attitude: no makeup, less is more... the '90s were fun!

— Edward Enninful

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

— Edward Enninful

With Rihanna, it's always a collaboration, and that's why I love her so much.

— Edward Enninful

I am definitely allergic to wheat. Every time I eat it, I feel awful.

— Edward Enninful