“I was born in the '60s and grew up in the '70s - not exactly the best decade for food in British history. It was horrendous. It was a time when, as a nation, we excelled in art and music and acting and photography and fashion - all creative skills... all apart from cooking.” ArtNationsBornActingCreativeFashionGrewSkillsPhotographyGrew UpCookingBritishDecadesBritish HistoryArt And Music Author:Heston Blumenthal
“I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.” LittlesShowsSchoolFashionGrewGrew UpModelingEthiopiaFashion Show Author:Liya Kebede
“I was pretty much a child of Monty Python. I grew up loving that type of humor and even structured a lot of humor in the same fashion.” ChildrenFashionGrewTypeGrew UpPythonMonty Author:Michael Jai White
“If you don't connect yourself to your family and to the world in some fashion, through your job or whatever it is you do, you feel like you're disappearing, you feel like you're fading away, you know? I felt like that for a very very long time. Growing up, I felt like that a lot. I was just invisible; an invisible person. I think that feeling, wherever it appears, and I grew up around people who felt that way, it's an enormous source of pain; the struggle to make yourself felt and visible. To have some impact, and to create meaning for yourself, and for the people you come in touch with.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldWayFeelsPersonsLongFeelingsPainJobsFeltStruggleGrowing UpGrowingFashionLike YouSourceGrewGrew UpLong TimeImpactDisappearInvisibleEnormousOur FamilyVisibleFadingFading Away Author:Bruce Springsteen
“I am no fashion diva - I grew up on the beaches in South Africa and am a nature girl that spends a lot of time outdoors. Fashion speaks to me through an occasion.” GirlSpeakFashionGrewGrew UpSouthOccasionsBeachSouth Africa Author:Tanit Phoenix
“I see some of the clothes from the '90s is back in fashion. That really freaks me out because that's when I grew up.” FashionGrewClothesGrew UpFreak Author:Rose Byrne
“Even if you're starting from scratch and buying a new wardrobe, preppy clothes are very fairly priced compared to high fashion. They're very easy to absorb into your wardrobe. You probably already have stuff you can wear and there's a safety factor. You're dressed for success, in a way, if you look like you grew up with success.” IfsWayLooksEasyStuffFashionLike YouGrewClothesGrew UpSafetyStartingFactorsBuyingScratchesWardrobeHigh FashionPreppy Author:Lisa Birnbach
“I do love a bit of fashion. I grew up around a lot of it as my mum and dad had clothing stores so my mum was always designing a lot, and I definitely had that as an influence.” BitsInfluenceFashionDesignGrewDadGrew UpStoresClothingsMumMum And Dad Author:Leona Lewis
“I've been into fashion since birth. I grew up in the 'hood, and everybody in the 'hood wants to compensate for being in poverty, so they want to look good to keep themselves up.” WantLooksPovertyFashionGrewBirthGrew UpHood Author:ASAP Rocky
“My mom worked at [American] Vogue before I was born. She has always been fashion-minded. I grew up with original Yves Saint Laurent sketches on the wall in our house. A lot of that rubbed off on me.” HouseBornFashionWallGrewMomGrew UpOriginalsSaintMy MomVogue Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“What if instead of seeing a neighborhood that reminds you of the place you grew up in, you see your actual neighborhood? The data exists. The technology exists. It's just a matter of sourcing it and processing it in a compelling fashion.” IfsMatterTechnologySeeingFashionGrewGrew UpDataNeighborhoodWhat IfCompellingProcessing Author:Chris Milk
“I grew up around fashion - my mom was an editor for Vogue. Compared to the music industry, though, I'd say [fashion] is a little bit more disorganized. But it's exciting for me because, when you're a performer, there is a fashion element.” LittlesBitsFashionGrewMomIndustryElementsLittle BitGrew UpExcitingMy MomEditorsPerformersMusic IndustryVogueDisorganized Author:Zachary Cole Smith