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
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
