Quotes by Erin O'Connor

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Erin O'Connor is an English model.
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I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.

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New York is on a grid system, so it's slightly less challenging logistically, but Londoners are more relaxed in their selling approach. With that intense shopping service in New York, it's easy to get carried away and make a wrong purchase. Here, the...

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Winter is my favourite season.

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It's not about hiding your imperfections on a shoot; it's about embracing them and being unapologetic about them.

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At school I was very shy and coincidentally inherited the title 'little miss worry guts,' and that was just among the staff. I learned early on that I could make people laugh, and as my small neat body betrayed me by growing to dizzying heights, I us...

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In my career, which has been fairly two-dimensional, people make decisions based on your persona.

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Someone once referred to modeling as being like winning the lottery gene pool. It's such an odd way to put things, but what is different about modelling is that the industry often picks you.

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I've enjoyed many camping holidays with my sister and her children, but we're pretty posh campers.

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I am selective. If I do splash out, it's an investment, and I wear things for years.

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As a small child, me and my pals fantasised about one day owning an ice-cream van. To have ice creams on demand would have been a dream come true.

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I have previously been a very enthusiastic consumer, and I didn't think about the origins of garments enough.

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I think there is some resistance when people talk about ethical fashion, and a tendency to panic that if you're bringing a moral agenda and highlighting the origins of the garments, you can't incorporate style. But there's no reason why style and con...

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It's like recycling: selling old clothes to help make new ones.

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Conformism is a potent statement, and as much as we do talk about individuality in fashion, there's a sense that people are fearful of not conforming and not being part of action.

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When I was 13 or 14, my parents had a bit of a windfall so bought a lovely new kitchen, but I burnt it down. I was making cheese on toast when flames escaped from the grill. My father stopped the fire with blind panic and excessive water. I was forgi...

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I think most of my career has been built on conviction and the personality to carry that image or stride confidently on the catwalk. That was my beginning and, hopefully, my legacy.

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I worry about how accessible cosmetic surgery has become. Of course, if it has genuinely helped people, and their confidence has grown as a result; who am I to form an opinion?

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I'm interested in looking for solutions because it's become the case that in fashion you're either a villain or a victim. Look at the industry's very limited remit in terms of body size, for example.

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My perfect bag would be practical but also have the stylish element to it; it would be bold and colourful. I would actually be able to open and close it. That would be a first.

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As a model, part of my job is to be critiqued physically.

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I am the world's laziest shopper, but very rarely have I had to take anything back.

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Author Bio

  • NameErin O'Connor
  • DescriptionEnglish model
  • BornFebruary 9, 1978
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionModel