At the end of the day, I'm a very boring academic, bogged down with academia and structure and delivering an education. Louise Wilson More Quotes by Louise Wilson More Quotes From Louise Wilson People think I'm rude. I'm not rude; I'm just not networking. It's just honesty. Louise Wilson think rude honesty people I always say to students, 'You're never going to have all the skills, but you have to have a skill.' Louise Wilson skill say never you What is good work? You just know it when you see it. You just can't explain it. Louise Wilson good you good-work work There's a broad range of fashion: knitwear, textiles, journalism. Louise Wilson broad range journalism fashion I was very successful at three-day events, point-to-points, Pony Club, and gymkhana. But then I went to college, and because I had really good horses, they weren't going to be left in the field, so they were sold. Louise Wilson good left events college Now there is tons of information available online. 90% of students rarely look at magazines in their intended format because they're looking at them on a computer screen. They don't understand the layout, so when they come to putting their own portfolios together, they have no spatial awareness. Louise Wilson looking understand look together My students are noticed by the people I respect from the quality of their work. Louise Wilson respect quality work people In fashion, you're privileged because you're consistently working with a vanguard of youth. Louise Wilson because you youth fashion As much as I might decry the students, as much as they're a nightmare, it's a privilege to be among youth. Louise Wilson nightmare privilege youth students The only thing with press attention is that it can be very draining on our energy store. Louise Wilson the-only-thing only energy attention We always want more, more, more. You see good work; you want it better. We push, push, push. Louise Wilson good you good-work work I'm becoming the Simon Cowell of fashion. Louise Wilson simon becoming fashion Youth re-energises. Louise Wilson youth Fashion's transient - it moves. Louise Wilson moves transient fashion Without art, you don't have society. It underpins so much. Louise Wilson without you society art I always thought I was going to be a professional horse rider because I rode horses competitively from zero to 17 years old. Louise Wilson rider professional thought horse I have very tidy cupboards. I do like a cupboard to look nice when you open it, with the labels facing forward. Louise Wilson like look you nice I'd love to be charming and softly spoken, but that's never going to happen. Louise Wilson happen never charming love I was going to do business studies in Newcastle because there were a lot of nightclubs. My father said if I went that route, he'd never speak to me again: credit where credit's due. Louise Wilson me speak business father Everything is not on a plate for you at Saint Martins - it's about personality, about working out how to do it. Louise Wilson how everything you personality