British - Designer | 1972 -
Never forget that it sometimes takes a foreigner's eye to capture Britain most clearly.
Edward Enninful
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People like me thought America was the best place to be creative, to be free to create, to have the freedom to be who you are.
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When I was growing up, David Bowie was my idol. I grew up in inner-city London, and he was from Brixton, which is even more urban.
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I felt like I grew up with Bowie. I never dressed like him, even though I did love the music, but consistently throughout my career he has been a go-to reference point: The suit from 'Young Americans,' or the gold Missoni-type looks of Ziggy Stardust. 'The Berlin Years' still influences me.
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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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You never know where inspiration is going to come from.
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I am definitely allergic to wheat. Every time I eat it, I feel awful.
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I'm very proud of the world that's embracing all these different ideas of what it is to be diverse, in 2017.
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When you start out in the industry and things are tough, and you're not really making money, you question yourself: should I give up?
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Being an immigrant and living in England, I feel like I lived in two worlds. There was the world that, when I was at school with my friends, was very English, and then I'd go home to another country, with exotic foods and colours. I have a sense of colour pairings, and that came from my background, I think.
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A queen does not wear clothes off the runways.
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Change always takes time.
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