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I create fashion that is memorable.
A dress should never take over someone.
I think with bridal fashion, it moves very slowly.
All I ever aim to do is make beautiful evening wear.
I love travelling and use my time abroad to be inspired.
Carey Mulligan- I'd love to dress her. And Nicole Kidman.
I don't really design for myself. It would be very limiting.
I always love the domineering, slightly wicked women on screen.
We've found that the more niche you are, the better off you are.
There's nothing standard about a wedding dress or shoes anymore.
Think about the style of the occasion before you plan your outfit.
I like the challenge of dressing ladies in lots of different things.
In London, I did feel a pressure to be more avant-garde than I wanted.
With an evening wear collection, each piece has to be quite individual.
I think it is very hard to design in colours you don't feel right about.
Both of my grandmothers were needlewomen, so I grew up around dress design.
It's always a fantastic moment for me when someone wears one of our designs.
I've always wanted to dress Cate Blanchett because I think she's so stylish.
I always love long shirt dresses with hand painting on it. It's just wonderful.
Our customers are worldwide themselves - the Middle East, the Far East, Europe.
If I don't see an emotional response to a dress, then I think something's wrong.
Sometimes simple accessories are all you need when your dress speaks for itself.
When I'm designing, I'm thinking about what it would be like to wear that piece.
The L. K. Bennett and Jenny Packham bride is confident, feminine, and fashion-forward.
Wonderbra is such an iconic brand with strong design values and great sense of humour.
Don't be too influenced by what's 'in fashion.' Just be a bit more individual about it.
I like the American style. I love L.A. They have a completely different way of dressing.
I think in L.A., every night they're going out somewhere. So you have this culture of dressing up.
I think the evening wear criteria is that they want to walk into the room and get that 'wow' factor.
I love it when people who don't normally see fashion shows see them, because they find it so exciting.
The Wonderstar collection is a fantastic fusion of Hollywood glamour and Wonderbra's technical genius.
Most of our customers want something glamorous. They want to be looked at, but not for the wrong reasons.
I'm certainly not in the business of making anything or anyone seem avant-garde. I make them feel beautiful.
When I design, I think about the desire someone might have for it and why. I want them to fall in love with it.
In America, I can just be glamorous, which is lovely. People are happy and accepting of exactly what it is I do.
I think, for us, as an evening wear line, anytime someone on the red carpet wears our dress, it's an endorsement.
I love the idea that we can dress all sorts of people, and they feel great in the dresses, and that make us feel good.
When we first started doing bridal, I found the bridal business very archaic; it was very removed from general fashion.
With the Bond girls, they've always been these sexy but quite strong women, and that's a nice combination to design for.
It was our belief we should have a customer base and that the catwalk was actually supporting and increasing the business.
A lot of my designs are inspired by the 1930s, when people were fabulous at dressing up. Then it just all kind of fell away.
I felt my design point of view was more welcomed in New York, that I could show my collections in the way I wanted to show them.
Having made all the decisions, I think a wedding day is a day when you want to forget what you are wearing and be in the moment.
I've always really loved the '20s and the whole Art Deco time. I just think it was just the most amazing era for style and design.
I think it's always wonderful to dress people in the public eye. It's the icing on the cake and such an endorsement of what we do.
I love Elizabeth Hurley. I have met her on a few occasions and was stunned by her beauty and her attitude. Very cool and easy going.
We have a wide range of looks that address all the different types of women we cater to in all of the different territories we sell to.
Our silhouettes are quite classic, and the fit is very flattering. I just try to create something beautiful that complements the wearer.
I loved dressing Elizabeth Hurley. I thought that was wonderful. She was one of those women who is so aware of how she looks in everything.
Accessories are the perfect way to add something special. A hair comb or a beaded clutch can be a lovely detail to finish your bridal look.