"Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count."
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"The main challenge is technology and that's something I really push and work closely with Adidas on. They're real leaders in sports performance; always trying to push that further and further and get the best technology they can. That takes time and has rigorous testing, it's very laborious, but it's also very rewarding. You get to work with fantastic athletes, and that's a fantastic thing that has nothing to do with my day job in ready-to-wear."
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"The really great thing about my shop is that there's not one dead animal in it. ... Manolo's got a load of fabric shoes as well! We use plastic, fabric, rubber- anything but leather. I almost feel like I've been put here to show everyone that it's unnecessary."
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"I didn't want to be thirtysomething and not know what I was going to do. I was quite afraid of that, there were quite a lot of aimless kids around, in that 'other' side of my life, who didn't really know what to do because they always had a bank balance to fall back on and they were quite lost."
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"I´m a real believer that just doing a little something is a lot better than doing a lot of nothing."
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"I think personal style starts from within because it´s a philosophy and an attitude. If you´re honest and true to yourself, you will have the best sense of personal style."
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"As a designer I like to work with fabrics that don't bleed. That's why I avoid all animal skins."
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"The really great thing about my shoe store is that there's not one dead animal in it."
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"We try to make earth-friendly decisions whenever we can, as it's part of our brand DNA."
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"There's nothing fashionable about a dead animal that has been cruelly killed just because some people think it looks cool to wear."
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"Now, get out there and kick ass!"
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"Being effortless is the coolest thing in the world"
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"Laugh my friend, for laughter ignites a fire within the pit of your belly and awakens your being."
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"I am a fashion designer. I'm not an environmentalist. When I get up in the morning, number one I'm a mother and a wife, and number two I design clothes. So the main thing I need to do is create, hopefully, exquisitely beautiful, desirable objects for my customer."
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"Someone from Manolo Blahnik went into my shop and said: 'These shoes are not vegetarian.' That's the highest compliment, because you just can't tell that they are, and they are. My mum taught me to have a soul."
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"It's not about what it looks like in the studio or on the runway. It's what it looks like on a real person that matters."
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"I was brought up to understand that we are all here on planet earth together."
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"It's incredibly important that if you have the dream of having your own house, you don't pretend to be something you're not. Ultimately, it's unsustainable and people will see through. You have to work; you can't expect your dreams to be handed to you on a plate."
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"A little black dress is something to rely on. To fill you with confidence and ease. To have an attitude that is pure and effortless, yet sexy and classy."
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"The consumption of animals - whether you're wearing them or eating them - is extraordinarily damaging to the planet. There are over a billion animals killed a year for food, half of which don't even get eaten. And there's over 50 million animals killed just for fashion."
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