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To be a designer today is to be an entrepreneur. Whether you're a two-man operation in Shoreditch or a 3,000-person, vertically integrated brand, you need to have the wherewithal to run your business through investment, considering everything from start-up funds to your exit plan or what it takes to go public.
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I see ghosts.
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The interesting thing about London is that there are always stylish surprises around every corner.
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The fashion cycle is outdated.
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Audrey Hepburn has influenced me.
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People always say to me, 'You've really strived to redefine retail.' But the reality is, I wanted to redefine magazines.
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It's a false assumption that people with a lot of money have a lot of free time to shop.
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I'm supporting the School for Creative Startups because the project's ambition - to boost innovation and the culture of entrepreneurship - is something I feel strongly about.
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I cry at anything remotely touching - smile at me warmly and I'm off... television also does it, everything from 'X-Factor' to cereal commercials. I cry when I am tired. I also cry when I laugh.
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Moving to L.A. when I was 11 was when my entrepreneurialism started because it's the land of the American dream.
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As a woman, I feel it's important to support causes that are important to my core customer, who is also a woman, as well as causes that resonate with me personally.
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Don't let the American accent fool you. I am British.
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I love contemporary culture. Even the stuff I don't like.
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I think I'm a better mother because of work, because I'm happy. If I wasn't working, I would just be waiting for the kids to come home every day, and living vicariously through their lives.
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You can still wear trousers and show off your ankles - which are a nice body part on everyone.
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I always thought I looked kind of like Keith Richards, and sometimes I think I look like Michael Jackson in his mug shot. But as I think Keith Richards is pretty great-looking, I'm embracing that part of me.
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My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain.
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Net-a-porter is an environment where a woman can really indulge, browsing through more than 160 brands in our fashion playground.
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My experience is in merging extraordinary creative content with innovative global commerce.
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I'm the laziest person I know.
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My father always had people around the house who were famous psychics.
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You can get a slouchy woman's tunic at different price points. But if you want a great pair of trousers or a dress with delicate pleating, you're going to have to spend a little more.
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The Internet is a gift to fashion.