Esme Young

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

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

Young designers will often look at things in a different way, and when I was first designing, that's exactly how I felt.…

— Esme Young

Even making clothes for Hollywood films, you do not get paid silly money. It is hard work and takes time.

— Esme Young

When I was 21, I left college and set up business Swanky Modes with three friends in Camden, North London. We were…

— Esme Young

I'll probably find it quite hard not to say what I think.

— Esme Young

Different types of knitwear stretch in different ways, and if it's hand-knitted then it can come undone.

— Esme Young

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…

— Esme Young

Well, I've made elderflower cordial.

— Esme Young

I had a comfortable, middle-class upbringing and went to boarding school when I was five.

— Esme Young

'Sewing Bee' is making people realize that you can do it yourself.

— Esme Young

The first things I made were absolute pig's ears. I didn't understand about facings, or finishings, or anything.

— Esme Young

Yes, I was about seven when I started sewing. We were taught at school, and the first thing I made was a…

— Esme Young

My mother was a stay-at-home mum and my father was an RAF pilot.

— Esme Young

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