Quotes from Edward Enninful

I used to wear a lot of Helmut Lang. Painted jeans. Cropped crombies with t-shirts. A lot of V-necks. The perfect V-neck was very important.

Music, for me, is as important as fashion. The first visuals I remember are Elvis Presley, David Bowie, New Romantics, and different punk bands.

My 'Vogue' is about being inclusive; it's about diversity. Showing different women, different body shapes, different races, class. To be tackling gender.

I grew up reading 'British Vogue' - I am so honoured and humbled to be taking up the mantle of editor.

I'm really excited to see my vision for the 'British Vogue' team come to fruition.

'British Vogue' is a great magazine with a legacy of creativity and innovation.

There's a lot of research and time that goes into my shoots. I spend weeks on them, even for one picture.

I like to play with contrast. It's about changing people's perceptions of people.

For me, fashion succeeds when it says something about the times we live in.

I felt like I grew up with Bowie. I never dressed like him, even though I did love the music, but consistently throughout my career he has been a go-to reference point: The suit from 'Young Americans,' or the gold Missoni-type looks of Ziggy Stardust. 'The Berlin Years' still influences me.

The best photographers know how to light any color skin.

The more you style, the better you get. Don't give up. At a certain point, the magic happens.

You could say slowly but surely, the world is changing in a good way - equality in all forms is more and more part of the global conversation, and people are celebrating diversity and individuality.

With Rihanna, it's always a collaboration, and that's why I love her so much.

A lot of my friends, we all grew up sort of not very wealthy. And in England, whatever ends up being a negative, that's a positive.

Prince was not scared. The first time I heard someone sing about AIDS, it was Prince: 'In France, a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name.' He was not afraid of taboos.

Never forget that it sometimes takes a foreigner's eye to capture Britain most clearly.

Kurt Cobain really made an impression on us. He just had that rebel attitude. You could tell he was super talented but didn't really care.

I think fashion can tell a story about celebrating difference, can talk about how different people are, how diverse people are - and for me, that's where fashion really succeeds, when it tackles things to do with the world we live in.

I want 'Vogue' to feel like a shop that you're not scared to walk into, one that's quite welcoming.

I grew up in west London, but my dad wouldn't let me go to school there, so I went in south London.

My mother and father just taught me the basics: to be really kind, to really listen to people. I have never been one to put on airs and graces.

I am definitely allergic to wheat. Every time I eat it, I feel awful.

The white T-shirt is like a blank canvas - eternally versatile.