When I was 21, I left college and set up business Swanky Modes with three friends in Camden, North London. We were four women who did not know much about business, so we learnt as we went along. — Esme Young Copy Share Image
I love how the sewers express their vision. They all have their own personalities, and that's what they bring to the room. — Esme Young Copy Share Image
If you read fashion magazines, and you couldn't afford something, or you were living outside London, you had to make it yourself. — Esme Young Copy Share Image
Young designers will often look at things in a different way, and when I was first designing, that's exactly how I felt. People would… — Esme Young Copy Share Image
Even making clothes for Hollywood films, you do not get paid silly money. It is hard work and takes time. — Esme Young Copy Share Image
When I was 21, I left college and set up business Swanky Modes with three friends in Camden, North London. We were four women… — Esme Young Copy Share Image
Different types of knitwear stretch in different ways, and if it's hand-knitted then it can come undone. — Esme Young Copy Share Image
If you're unhappy with what's in stores, you can think: 'I'll do it myself.' And you can put your own personality on what you… — Esme Young Copy Share Image
I had a comfortable, middle-class upbringing and went to boarding school when I was five. — Esme Young Copy Share Image
The first things I made were absolute pig's ears. I didn't understand about facings, or finishings, or anything. — Esme Young Copy Share Image
Yes, I was about seven when I started sewing. We were taught at school, and the first thing I made was a gathered skirt. — Esme Young Copy Share Image
What we're always looking for in students is who they are, and I think that's something that happens on the 'Sewing Bee.' — Esme Young Copy Share Image
