Louise Wilson

“I'd love to be charming and softly spoken, but that's never going to happen.”

“I'd rather wear black than bright florals like most fat ladies do.”

“I was born in Cambridgeshire and moved to Scotland when I was seven.”

“I never know what I want, but always know what I don't want.”

“I love hard work, energy, feeling involved.”

“Show-offy, I could sometimes be accused of.”

“I think the problem is that fashion has become too fashionable.”

“I've always spent money on books. I've always enjoyed handling books - the size, the format. I feel very strongly about original ephemera.”

“I can't imagine taking up running.”

“I always say to students, 'You're never going to have all the skills, but you have to have a skill.'”

“Everything is not on a plate for you at Saint Martins - it's about personality, about working out how to do it.”

“When you're responsible for leading a group of young people, you have to be positive. If you're not, you shouldn't be in your job, should you?”

“There's a broad range of fashion: knitwear, textiles, journalism.”

“I still believe that education is about provoking some kind of original, creative thought.”