Giles Deacon

We want to be the go-to business for super-special daywear and eveningwear, to focus on what we are known for and what…

— Giles Deacon

That era of designers being away with the fairies is gone... You've got to live in the real world.

— Giles Deacon

It can be refugees, it can be a pregnant mother, it can be a 15-year-old... homelessness can happen to everybody.

— Giles Deacon

With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces…

— Giles Deacon

I try to exercise three to four times a week.

— Giles Deacon

I like things that are well cut, things that are considered within their detailing. Fabrics that are very developed; specialist jacquards and…

— Giles Deacon

I am really looking forward to walking past people on the street wearing my clothes and know I am designing for an…

— Giles Deacon

Why shouldn't we want everybody to have a piece of Giles in their wardrobe?

— Giles Deacon

I think a bit of jewellery that cheers you up for the day isn't a bad thing.

— Giles Deacon

Even if you have a lot of money, you may not want to spend a lot of it on clothes.

— Giles Deacon

I've always drawn a lot. I like the idea of turning a 2-D sketch into a 3-D thing very quickly. And clothing…

— Giles Deacon

Katie Grand often comes in from a very different angle than what I've been thinking about. And that really gives it that…

— Giles Deacon

People don't necessarily realise that there can be just as much work on a quiet jacket as an overblown gown.

— Giles Deacon

If you've invested money in buying a piece, you don't want it to just disintegrate. We all have that first wash anxiety,…

— Giles Deacon

I did an art foundation course, and I knew I wanted to do something in a creative field. And fashion just seemed…

— Giles Deacon

I don't like po-faced fashion.

— Giles Deacon

Due to the hectic, non-stop nature of my work, I'm always using my BlackBerry to stay in touch with my studio, wherever…

— Giles Deacon

Clothes that a wallflower would like, that's not my thing. I like people who look interesting.

— Giles Deacon

I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wherever the hand will lead.

— Giles Deacon

For me, green is more about cycling than recycling.

— Giles Deacon

I don't design for wallflowers.

— Giles Deacon

I don't ever think about being a straight man in fashion. It's fine from my perspective. There are a lot of straight…

— Giles Deacon

I've always been a big supporter of homeless charities across the board, ever since I first moved to London.

— Giles Deacon

I go to contemporary galleries all around the world when I can. There's always something historical and something contemporary; those are my…

— Giles Deacon

If a piece is individually made to measure, then it's couture.

— Giles Deacon