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Fashion has a political role insofar as following it can give you the impression to belonging to a certain social group or a private club.

Fashion is always seen as somewhat frivolous and self-indulgent. And I think people on the inside maybe don't see or understand how exciting and diverse a business it is.

Fashion has a long interest in collaborative situations.

People get very trapped where they are. When they hear 'fashion' they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist.

For someone who comes from my business background, getting fashion people aligned around certain things can be a challenge. In a way, the industry is so forward-looking. And yet, sometimes people in fashion are not open to change.

I think being in the public eye can only help me launch into the world of fashion.

Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.

So many people are following fashion now. It's become fashion-tainment.

I've always summed up my definition of fashion as the way that people present themselves on the public stage.

I think sometimes the fashion world isn't even about clothes anymore; it's about this 'in' crowd, and I'm not into that.