John Rocha Quotes
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One thing I learned from all my years in business is you really have to work with the experts: you can launch something yourself, but unless you have the expertise and the marketing strategies and machinery behind you, you'll never be successful.
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When I left college, nobody expected much of me - and nor did I.
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It was a very, very happy childhood, but I always knew I wanted to see the world.
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My most precious possession is a 13.5-feet-long fishing rod, made by an American firm called Loomis.
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During fashion week, I dream about fashion; afterwards, I dream about fishing. After fashion week, I always go fishing to wind down.
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There was the Cultural Revolution just over the border, and Hong Kong felt quite dodgy. My younger brother's wife actually swam from China to Hong Kong to escape. I realised in the '60s that I had to get out.
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I'm like a conductor. I come up with ideas, and I get all these people to make great music together. I have a team of really talented assistant designers. I have architects in my office. People I trained from the beginning in menswear, womenswear, and home. I have a great team who know what I want and feel and translate that into beautiful results.
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It is hard to have a fashion business in any country, but even more difficult in Ireland.
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As you get older, your skin tone will change, and that means the colours that suit you best change, too. Take a trip to a department store and ask for advice, or simply hold colours close to your face in the mirror, as this should give you a good idea of what works.
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I love my black shirts; I have usually 14 of them at any one time.
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We cater for fashion-conscious people.
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If you ask me where do I belong, it would be somewhere in the Irish Sea almost - born in Hong Kong, Chinese mother, Portuguese father from Macao, lived in Europe most of my life.
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I always have a cigar when I catch a fish.
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Many women in their 40s make the mistake of wearing clothes that are too tight. Skimpy dresses and tight trousers can make you look older, so get the best fit you can find.
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I want to challenge myself in new mediums; I want to leave myself open to different things.
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As a heterosexual designer, it is really, really important to have a woman's point of view.
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I want to explore my design philosophy in different mediums, and I'm very interested in architecture.
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I like to create a simple space and surround myself with things that I like to look at.
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Fabric is the foundation of a collection.
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I went from fashion to glass in 1995, and I'm very interested in architecture.
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I will never see myself as a businessman. I'm a designer. I have to be true to what I believe.
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As I get older and older, people like my work more and more.
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I'm interested in beauty more than anything else.
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I think natural fibers look better over time. The more you wear them, they look even better.