Designer

I love historical references.

With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season.

I don't believe in a recipe for success. You have to work hard; you may not always get it right - you have to bounce back from situations, and you have to be really focused and determined. It's important to have fun as well. Work shouldn't be a torture.

I don't design for wallflowers.

I like women to have life, personalities. Women who would perhaps cause some trouble on a night out and have a lot to say for themselves.

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.

My designs at Ungaro are a lot more sexual, in more of an obvious way: my personal designers are a little bit more sideways.

The name Holly Fulton has become synonymous with daring, bold graphic prints which you just know if you wear you'll have a brilliant time in.

Students are up to their eyeballs in loans, and it's going to get even worse. It's going to be hideous, actually. Students are going to be saddled for life. It's going to put a lot of people off going to college, which is a shame.

I did an art foundation course, and I knew I wanted to do something in a creative field. And fashion just seemed like the most fun.

I believe in the democracy of design.

At a certain period in time, the fashion industry was portraying this image of a totally unrealistic woman, women who are not allowed to be themselves.

Fashion was spontaneous and about getting things done, which I really liked.

I'm interested in women who have got character and experience and an opinion about things.

My longest collaborative working relationship is with Katie Grand, the editor-in-chief of 'Love' magazine. Katie's an inspiration and a sounding block. She's got such great taste.

My friends and I used to take two-hour trips to the record store in Newcastle, and we started buying copies of The Face and i-D. And then I went to art school, and as time progressed, I ended up where I am now.

I'd really love to dress Lauren Bacall. She's incredibly interesting - a gorgeous, stylish woman with a strong personality.

Just because something is less expensive shouldn't mean it is less well designed.

I think when wedding dresses are talked about, every woman has a different set of factors in her mind of what it could be because they've been thinking about it possibly for such a long time.

People don't necessarily realise that there can be just as much work on a quiet jacket as an overblown gown.