My recent drawings that personal ones aren't fashion-related. I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wh…

- Giles Deacon

I like using odd materials or odd components for embroideries. I've always liked that Elsa Schiaparelli world of playing with unusual objects to make…

- Giles Deacon

I discovered lots of music; electronic synth bands from the mid-'80s like Depeche Mode, Soft Cell and Cabaret Voltaire. My friends and I used to take…

- Giles Deacon

In the end, we all are who we are, no matter how much we may appear to have changed.

- Giles Deacon

I don't ever think about being a straight man in fashion. It's fine from my perspective. There are a lot of straight men in fashion, believe it or no…

- Giles Deacon

I suppose the marine biology was a post-teen thing. I was kind of on my way but I was one of those teenage boys who got to 13, 14 and had no idea wha…

- Giles Deacon

I like things that are well cut, things that are considered within their detailing. Fabrics that are very developed; specialist jacquards and prints.…

- Giles Deacon

I've always drawn a lot. I like the idea of turning a 2-D sketch into a 3-D thing very quickly. And clothing is really good for that. You can draw an…

- Giles Deacon

The biggest challenge and the thing I find most enjoyable about being a designer is taking everything in and assimilating it for your perspective, ho…

- Giles Deacon