In my career, which has been fairly two-dimensional, people make decisions based on your persona. — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
I have previously been a very enthusiastic consumer, and I didn't think about the origins of garments enough. — Erin O'Connor Consumers Copy Share Image
I am selective. If I do splash out, it's an investment, and I wear things for years. — Erin O'Connor Investing Copy Share Image
It's a very intimate thing to invite someone into your home; there's a lot of trust involved. — Erin O'Connor Home Copy Share Image
I seem to disappoint people a bit. They want the full regalia - but I don't walk around in a corset the… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining. — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
I do like shopping high street, but I do consider the long-term value of a specific piece and, also, one day giving… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
I've been cycling ever since I was a kid. I remember taking my cycling proficiency test aged seven - I got to… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
For my last meal, I'd want an Irish breakfast with soda bread and one of my dad's omelettes with three or four… — Erin O'Connor Bread Copy Share Image
I think most models fear growing old, but from a tender age I had always chosen to play someone grown up. I… — Erin O'Connor Age Copy Share Image
Starting my career in London was no accident because the city and the industry here are all about theatre and drama, and… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
I have two curiosity cabinets at home filled with finds from jumble sales, markets and my travels. My favourite piece is a… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
Conformism is a potent statement, and as much as we do talk about individuality in fashion, there's a sense that people are… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
We won't get economic growth if we don't look after our mothers and the potential of the next generation. They need to… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
As I began to get a deeper understanding of the vital life-saving work Save the Children does, I felt compelled to help… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
With high fashion, it's a performance. You're trying to interpret a fantasy in a very physical way, and you really are playing… — Erin O'Connor Character Copy Share Image
At school I was very shy and coincidentally inherited the title 'little miss worry guts,' and that was just among the staff.… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
A girl must have an indefinable magic, real character, a strong sense of self. Her role is to respond to the brief… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
I've worn a lot of humdingers in my time, but as a model it's my duty - my responsibility - to bring… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
The 'Best of British' is a positive thing that's bandied around, but also it's applied pressure to our country in terms of… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
When I was 13 or 14, my parents had a bit of a windfall so bought a lovely new kitchen, but I… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
Sometimes, very quietly and graciously, you can inspire other people by showing them that there's a different way and many perceptions of… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
Someone once referred to modeling as being like winning the lottery gene pool. It's such an odd way to put things, but… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
Rejection is, of course, part of any successful model's career, as ironic as that sounds. It's how you pick yourself up and… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
There are great slender models, great tall models, Amazonian models, great busty models - my point is models of all shapes and… — Erin O'Connor Age Copy Share Image
Cycling is a great way to learn about your city. I love being outdoors, especially in good weather, but I'm not a… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
It's a big shame that when you have a platform to write about Save the Children, the media interest lies with my… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
My perfect bag would be practical but also have the stylish element to it; it would be bold and colourful. I would… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
In the early days of my modelling career, I think the industry was uncomfortable with how strikingly different I was. — Erin O'Connor Career Copy Share Image
As a small child, me and my pals fantasised about one day owning an ice-cream van. To have ice creams on demand… — Erin O'Connor Children Copy Share Image
I love the physicality of my job and how my mind and body are most happy when I'm expressing and moving. My… — Erin O'Connor Alignment Copy Share Image
I had one particular handbag disaster when I couldn't get into it, and when I finally did, it flew over the red… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
Water - I drink gallons of it! You can use the most luxurious skincare products in the world, but they won't work… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
The great outdoors is a theme with me; a walking holiday in Scotland is perfect - Culloden and the forests of Aviemore… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
I'm interested in looking for solutions because it's become the case that in fashion you're either a villain or a victim. Look… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
I think most of my career has been built on conviction and the personality to carry that image or stride confidently on… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
I am concerned about ageism and the loss of beauty - the perception that as you grow older, you 'lose your looks,'… — Erin O'Connor Ageism Copy Share Image
Fashion is intoxicating, and it plays a part in all of our everyday lives. A lot of people use it as a… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
I love vintage clothes. But they don't love me very much. It is difficult to find anything that fits me because of… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
