Jonathan Anderson Quotes
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Working with Uniqlo is probably the most incredible template of democracy in fashion, and it's nice that my design can be accessible to anyone, on all different levels.
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I am a huge obsessor with photography.
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I always love to look at something that I couldn't make, because I feel it's enlightening. It means you are not invincible: you can respect something and look up to it and go, 'Wow!' It's a skill that I don't have, but I can understand the merit of it.
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When I was a kid, I remember the fear of going into big brand stores. You didn't want to go in because you felt like you couldn't afford anything.
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Work is an addiction. I've always done too much. It's in my nature.
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I could binge-eat cheese - I love any blue cheese. Make it strong; make it deadly.
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I always try to design fashion that is interesting and innovative, and I like to break traditions and challenge people's expectations.
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Sometimes you fall out of love with what you do. Some days, you wake up and wish you worked on a farm.
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Ultimately, I think to be successful in fashion, you have to turn into the most incredible HR person. It's about politics. I'm massaging egos and keeping everyone happy.
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Britain and America are two examples where social media will only show you what you like.
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For me, the creative process is this giant patchwork of information.
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When I started at Loewe, I took a year out before we did a collection because I felt we needed to work out all the fundamentals. The pencils, the door handles, the style of the press release, the stone of the buildings, the choice of photographer.
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I've always been massively aware of clothing.
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I have a huge amount of respect for all Japanese designers because I think there is consistency and respect to craft.
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Collaborations are incredibly important in design.
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I feel like if you have balance in life, you have to be consumed by your job because, ultimately, it will never be a job; it will never be something that you feel you're working on.
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I read up a lot about ceramics and collect them, but when you make something, it's very difficult to like it. I quite like appreciating and supporting what someone else does.
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To restart a brand, you have to make people forget what it was.
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Acting is about portraying something... that dedication or learning the script of it is really important in really getting to know a topic.
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Real life is difficult - some people find that hard to process.
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What's so important with fashion imagery and with imagery in general is that it ultimately evokes an emotion.
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I just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.'
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In London, what I do on the weekend is be a person and have my own life. In Paris, it is going from this hotel to the office and back again. But I love it.
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One thing I think is great is that if you use social media really well - in a natural, personal way - you can kind of see what's missing. You can see when you're bored of something or of someone.