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AdeleSinger-songwriter“I’ve never looked at a magazine cover and gone, ‘That’s what I need to look like if I’m going to succeed.’”Alasdair McLellanPhotographer Alessandro Furchino CapriaPhotographer Alex HarringtonStylist Alex NeedhamWriter Alice GoddardStylist Alice NealePhotographer Allison JanneyActor“I definitely know how to use my body, and the power a tall woman has walking into a room.”Amanda FortiniWriter Anastasia BarbieriStylist Anders EdströmPhotographer Andrea SpotornoPhotographer Andrea ZittelArtist“What makes us feel liberated is not total freedom, but rather living in a set of limitations that we have prescribed for ourselves.”Andreas LarssonPhotographer Andrew TuckerWriter Andrew VotteroStylist Angelo FlaccaventoWriter Angelo PennettaPhotographer Ann FriedmanWriter Anna-Marie SolowijWriter Annabelle SelldorfArchitect“You get quite close to someone who tells you where they want to put their socks.”Annemarieke van DrimmelenPhotographer Anton GottlobPhotographer Apollonia PoilâneCEO, breakmaker“Never eat the bread they give you at the beginning of the meal – it’s like eating the peanuts on the bar.”Ari MarcopoulosPhotographer Arianna LagoPhotographer Ava DuVernayFilm director“Do you want a bigger house and a fancier car? Or to get up everyday and do what you want to do?”Benjamin Alexander HusebyPhotographer Bernat SobrebalsStylist Bertha Gonález NievesEntrepreneur“We’re rebels in our own industry, trying to push the boundaries of what’s been done before.”Beyoncé Knowles-CarterSinger-songwriter“I need to be able to go places and have normal conversations with people. You don’t have to alienate yourself from the world.”Bianca RaggiStylist Björk GuðmundsdóttirSinger-songwriter“I always get a reflex to rebound and do something different.”Bolade BanjoPhotographer Britt Marie KStylist Bruno StaubPhotographer Camilla NickersonStylist“An awful lot of it comes down to asking one question: ‘What do women want to wear?’”Carlyne Cerf de DudzeeleStylist Caroline NewellStylist Caroline RouxWriter Cate Le BonSinger-songwriter“I can be quite guarded in my personal life so using strong imagery in the songs is a way of saying things I can’t in person.”Cathy DennisSinger-songwriter“Although I write pop music, it’s an effort.”Charlotte ColletStylist Chitose AbeFashion designer“Running a business is hard, not because you’re a woman but because it’s business.”Chris HarveyWriter Chris HeathWriter Chris RhodesPhotographer Christy TurlingtonSupermodel, activist“I am positive, optimistic. When people say it’s hard to effect real change, I think that’s bullshit!”Clara BalzaryPhotographer Colin DodgsonPhotographer Cristina RuizWriter Cynthia BreazealRobotics engineer“Robots are never going to be human; that’s not the point. The magic of this technology is how it complements and empowers us.”Daniel RieraPhotographer Davey AdésidaPhotographer David Benjamin SherryPhotographer David SimsPhotographer David VincentWriter Deborah OrrWriter Delphine DanhierStylist Diana AthillWriter, editor“I’ve gone off fiction a bit because I’ve read too many novels. I think, ‘Oh, God. I know what’s going to happen next.”Dr Frances Prenna JonesCosmetic dermatologist“I know I’m not performing life-saving brain surgery, but I think you do make a difference to people’s lives.”Edwina Ings-ChambersWriter Eleanor MorganWriter Elena FerranteWriter“Profound change will be possible only if we build a grand female tradition that men are forced to measure themselves against.”Eliza ConlonFashion editor of The Gentlewoman Elizabeth PeytonArtist“I'm interested in making pictures of artists whose work inspires me.”Ellie Grace CummingStylist Elodie David TouboulStylist Emilie KarehStylist Emily KingWriter Emma WymanStylist Erica WagnerWriter Erin BrockovichEnvironmental activist Esther TheakerPhotographer Eva WisemanWriter Fatima BhuttoWriter“The personal experience is unique, but the experience of violence, of assassination, of not getting justice in court, that’s everyone’s, basically.”Floriane de Saint PierreRecruitment mogul“Business? I love it. I love it. I absolutely love it.”Florine BonaventureDesign Director Francesca BurnsStylist Fumiko ImanoPhotographer Gabrielle MarcecaStylist Gaia RepossiJewellery designer“I remember asking my dad, ‘Are you sure this looks OK?’ Menswear’s such a strong look when you’re a schoolgirl.”George CortinaStylist Gert JonkersAssociate Editor of The Gentlewoman Glenn O’BrienWriter Grace Wales BonnerFashion designer“How I live is about respect. I want people around me to be healthy and take themselves seriously.”Guy AdamsWriter Hannah MacGibbonCreative director Hannes HettaStylist Heidi JulavitsWriter Holly BrubachWriter Horacio SilvaWriter Ilya LipkinPhotographer Inez & VinoodhPhotographer“You want to keep doing better work than everyone else. You want to keep making amazing photographs.” — Inez Isabel MarantFashion Designer“Having shops in key cities is important, but I would hate to be on every street corner.”Jamie HawkesworthPhotographer Jane HowStylist Jasmine HassettStylist Jason EvansPhotographer Jean Claude CoutaussePhotographer Jekka McVicarHerb farmer“We’re not all tussie-mussies and scented handkerchiefs; this is a working nursery. We get our hands dirty.”Jennifer EganWriter“To me, sheer frivolity is not fun. It gets very dull.”Jenny HolzerArtist“I spent a lot of time hoping that I didn’t really exist. If I could, I would hide under the bed.”Jina KhayyerWriter Jo RatcliffeIllustrator Jodie BarnesStylist Jody RogacPhotographer Johannes SchwartzPhotographer John WalshWriter Johnny DufortPhotographer Jonathan KayeFashion Director of The Gentlewoman Jop van BennekomCreative Director of The Gentlewoman Jude RogersWriter Juergen TellerPhotographer Julia DavisComedian“When I got Nighty Night commissioned, people in charge were open-minded about having radical people writing for British TV.”Karim SadliPhotographer Kate FinniganWriter Kate PhelanStylist“You can’t go wrong with monochrome. And cream is real glamour.”Katie HillierAccessories designer“I get on the tube every day to see what people are carrying. People will pay anything for bags, it seems.”Katja RahlwesPhotographer Kazuyo SejimaArchitect“I am just interested in making architecture.”Kim DealRock star“I wasn’t in a band until Pixies. Nobody would play in a band with a girl from the Midwest.”Kirsten DunstActor“TV pays. You can play an interesting role and support your family. You can’t do that in independent film.”Kirsty YoungBroadcast journalist“There’s no part of this journey, through all the work I’ve done, that doesn’t make sense.”Laura BartonWriter Laura VartiainenStylist Lauren CollinsWriter Léa SeydouxActor“Only people obsessed with cinema would know me. Otherwise it’s ‘Seydoux? How do you spell that?’”Leila McAlisterChef, grocer“Despite all the mania for food programmes, people really know surprisingly little about buying ingredients.”Lester GarciaStylist Liz CollinsPhotographer Liz HoggardWriter Lucy BrightMusic supervisor“Music can’t make a bad film good, but it can hide a multitude of sins, and when it really works, it’s like alchemy.”Lynn YaegerWriter Malina GilchristStylist Manuela WirthArt dealer“I don’t like art fairs. I’m the worst salesperson, and I’ve never sold a piece of art.”Marcie MayerFarmer, entrepreneur“During the Second World War, many people on Kea did eat acorns. It was their greatest shame.”Maria SharapovaTennis Player“How can you be real friends with someone when in a few minutes, you’re going to be out on the court, wanting to beat them more than anything?”Mario SorrentiPhotographer Mark PeckmezianPhotographer Mark SmithWriter Marlene DumasArtist“I don’t have any hobbies. I don’t exercise. I don’t ride a bicycle. I don’t even like brushing my teeth.”Martha Lane FoxDigital activist“I completely underestimated the expectation that I would be a statesmanlike figure.”Martha StewartEntrepreneur“When I started, nobody was paying attention to the mass market. For ordinary people America was a pretty bad place to shop.”Martine RoseFashion designer“Girls like the wide-legged styles. Some fold from a 60-inch waist into a 30-inch – those accommodate bottoms and hips.”Mathilde AgiusPhotographer Matthew SchneierWriter Mattias KarlssonStylist Mattie KahnWriter Max FaragoPhotographer Max PearmainStylist Meena PathakEntrepreneur“Of course, chefs never actually admit to using our products, but if you got friendly and went to the back kitchen you’d see our jars everywhere.”Mel OttenbergStylist Merel van den BergArt Director Mica LeviComposer“I started playing the viola because nobody expects anything from a viola. It’s not the cello.”Michael PhilouzeStylist Milan ZrnicPhotographer Nancy RohdeStylist Natasha KhanPop star“I’ve taken this crazy journey through four or five albums. Now I’m craving to be part of something less terrifying. Because I’ve been warrior woman for ages.”Nicola SturgeonFirst Minister of Scotland“Every time a woman politician goes in front of a camera, there are 100 things she has to worry about that a man will never have cross his mind.”Nigel ShafranPhotographer Oliver Hadlee PearchPhotographer Olivia WilliamsActor“I’ve been onstage not knowing what the fuck I’m doing often enough to know that inevitably you get through.”Olivier RizzoStylist Pam HoggFashion designer“As a child, I can remember seeing Diana Rigg in a patent black PVC catsuit in The Avengers, and it blew my mind.”Pamela AndersonActor, activist“People have a very fixed image of what I can do, but I’d rather do more creative projects that just pop out another TV show.“Pashon MurrayEntrepreneur“It’s not as hard as people make it out to be. I’m simply redirecting the destruction and turning it into something productive.”Pat ClevelandModel, poet“When you’re out on the runway, it’s perfect. The people who see the clothes and the people who made them; we’re all one people.”Paul FlynnWriter Paul Sinclaire Paul WetherellPhotographer Penny MartinEditor of The Gentlewoman Phoebe PhiloFashion designer“The clothes are well made and the fabrics are beautiful. They’re not something just to be thrown away.”Princess JuliaNightlife doyenne“Well, everything’s a look, isn’t it? It’s all drag.”Princess Mabel van OranjeActivist“I have opinions on lots of things. You might have noticed.”Priscilla ColemanIllustrator Rachel SymeWriter Rachel WhitereadArtist”I’m just like a bull. If I want to do something, I’ll keep going until it’s done. Pure bloody-mindedness.”Raine, Countess SpencerAristocrat“I always do my own nails. When I was a girl mummy had a manicurist who taught me.”Raquel FrancoStylist Reina Ogawa ClarkeStylist Richard O’MahonySenior editor, The Gentlewoman Robbie LawrencePhotographer RobynSinger-songwriter“I feel like supporting stereotypes is just extremely boring – whether it’s the pop star or the pleasing, adaptable woman.”RodarteDesigners, filmmakers“We’re a tiny, independent company. I want what we make to have meaning, so the work has to come directly from us.”Roe EthridgePhotograper Samantha LoganStylist Saoirse RonanActor“Producers wouldn’t think of casting someone they only know from films when she was 15. I’m just showing everyone, look, I’m not 12 anymore.”Sarah LerfelRetailer“We don’t do budgets. It’s all spontaneous. We just cross our fingers.”Sarah MowerWriter Seb EminaWriter Sheryl GarrattWriter Shirin NeshatArtist“Everything I have ever done has generated a lot of debate, and not all of it has been praise.”Simone BilesGymnast“We look mean a lot of the time because we’re concentrating so hard. If you don’t, you get hurt.”Sinéad O'ConnorSinger-songwriter“The singers we love are the people who, from the first syllable you know who they are, because they’re 100 per cent themselves.”Sofia CoppolaFilmmaker“Sometimes someone outside of your family sees something in you. My parents were encouraging, but that’s just what parents do.”Sofie GråbølActor“I complicate things. I worry. I think a lot. I’m never happy. But I’m happy with not being happy.”Sophie ElmhirstWriter Sophie HastingsWriter St. VincentSinger-songwriter“People sometimes feel I’m being manipulative with my music, lulling them into a safe place and then slamming them over the head.”Susan MillerAstrologer“My job is like having eight plates, plus the sun and the moon, on sticks, spinning.”Susan SarandonActor, political activist“I always say the difference between theatre and film is the difference between making love and masturbation.”Susie MesureWriter Susie RushtonWriter Susie WolffFormula One driver“Once I’m in the car, it’s me alone. I’m not here to be the best female. I’m here to be the best.”Tamara RothsteinStylist Tamsin BlanchardWriter Tauba AuerbachArtist“I’ve been moving in a straight line and I just want to be able to move diagonally.”Tavi GevinsonWriter, editor, actor“Being a purist is for people who can live off their parents.”Terry RichardsonPhotographer Tilda SwintonActor“I love actresses who’ve only been in one film. Every film I make, I want it to be my last.”Tim BlanksWriter Todd ColePhotographer Val McDermidCrime novelist“Would you go to tea in Cabot Cove? I don’t think so!”Vanessa GrigoriadisWriter“I’m a workaholic psycho-researcher psycho-perfectionist; I annoy everybody, rewriting passages that I think should be better.”Veronica DittingCreative Director Viviane SassenPhotographer Vivienne WestwoodFashion designer, environmental activist“If you can’t afford something, don’t get something that is half the price that you don’t like. Don’t do that.”Whitney CummingsComedian“My plan was to become a journalist, or at least a muckraking documentary maker, until I realised I had way too many opinions.”Willy VanderperrePhotographer Wolfgang TillmansPhotographer Yoko OnoArtist, musician, activist“I really think that if you’re killed or die, your thoughts and energy have a way of being active in the world.”Yvonne VenegasPhotographer Zadie SmithWriter“That’s the condition of novel writing, being no one at all. When you stop, you confront this fear you’re not really anybody.”Zoë GhertnerPhotographer