Edward Enninful Quotes
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Social media and technology are democratising and opening up fashion and the process of fashion for all - this has good and bad sides, but that comes with any change.
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In my work, I have always tried to push the boundaries of what fashion can do.
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The best photographers know how to light any color skin.
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I grew up reading 'British Vogue' - I am so honoured and humbled to be taking up the mantle of editor.
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I can tell you, without diversity, creativity remains stagnant.
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I used to wear a lot of Helmut Lang. Painted jeans. Cropped crombies with t-shirts. A lot of V-necks. The perfect V-neck was very important.
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I was very honoured to be awarded an OBE in 2016 for my services to diversity in the fashion industry.
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Social media is fine, depending on how you use it.
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I'm very protective of all the vulnerable young kids that go on shoots. I can empathize. I've been there.
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Kurt Cobain really made an impression on us. He just had that rebel attitude. You could tell he was super talented but didn't really care.
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I think if you're really good at what you do, you can see outside the box.
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I come from a family who didn't have much money but raised me to believe that money wasn't the most important thing in the world. We had enough; we were happy.
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I've learned to put a big value on having a life outside of fashion, and I think that's what's saved me, because the fashion industry can suck you in.
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I grew up in an African household, so lots of chicken, lots of rice. We ate Jollof rice, a very West African dish.
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Never forget that it sometimes takes a foreigner's eye to capture Britain most clearly.
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I get nervous before every shoot. I'm really jealous of the people that can just rest on their laurels and say, 'I'm good; this is it.'
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I like to play with contrast. It's about changing people's perceptions of people.
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There's a lot of research and time that goes into my shoots. I spend weeks on them, even for one picture.
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I think fashion can tell a story about celebrating difference, can talk about how different people are, how diverse people are - and for me, that's where fashion really succeeds, when it tackles things to do with the world we live in.
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The white T-shirt is like a blank canvas - eternally versatile.
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When I was 18 years old, I moved into Neneh Cherry's house in Kensal Rise with Judy Blame and our friend Michael Boadi.
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I feel like when it comes to the models, certain models are now like commodities in certain ways.
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I'm really excited to see my vision for the 'British Vogue' team come to fruition.
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When you leave your house in the morning, however you dress is the way you want the world to see you.