Top 40 Erin OConnor Quotes

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?

I’m often mistaken for a man.

I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously.

Fashion is intoxicating, and it plays a part in all of our everyday lives. A lot of people use it as a form of escape, of realising a fantasy, and in some ways that becomes an unobtainable norm.

I am concerned about ageism and the loss of beauty – the perception that as you grow older, you ‘lose your looks,’ which I think is diabolical.

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.

I do like shopping high street, but I do consider the long-term value of a specific piece and, also, one day giving it up for somebody else to love and enjoy.

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

I’m too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak – it can be incredibly draining.

A girl must have an indefinable magic, real character, a strong sense of self. Her role is to respond to the brief of a photographer or communicate the vision of a designer – while making whatever she does look utterly effortless and whatever she wears utterly seamless.

I’m like a tourist when I’m in London.

Rejection is, of course, part of any successful model’s career, as ironic as that sounds. It’s how you pick yourself up and get on with the job.

I seem to disappoint people a bit. They want the full regalia – but I don’t walk around in a corset the whole time.

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 used it as a tool that translated into complete slap-stick comedy.

There are great slender models, great tall models, Amazonian models, great busty models – my point is models of all shapes and sizes, age, ethnic background should be embraced and celebrated.

The model sanctuary was borne of a complex, political, societal debate. It was proposed to us from various bodies that we give models medicals once a year, and if they didn’t pass that medical, there’s a chance they’d legally lose their right to work.

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.

I’m bad at rationalisation – very bad.

For my last meal, I’d want an Irish breakfast with soda bread and one of my dad’s omelettes with three or four eggs.

I’ve been cycling ever since I was a kid. I remember taking my cycling proficiency test aged seven – I got to school at 7:30 A.M. to practise, I was so nervous. After that, I always cycled to school.

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.

I see myself as the female John Cleese.

Fear has been my biggest friend. Fear of the unknown. Whenever I’ve been afraid, I’ve been very self-protective.

Growing up, I had an insane crush on Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys.

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

When I first began modeling, I was very conventional looking. I had hair down to my waist in a side parting – almost church-like. But beneath the sheath of hair lay this Amazonian, strong-looking frame.

I understood early on that I was not the best-looking girl in the room. But I knew my advantage was a hard work ethic and I was ambitious: I knew I could be a great model.

My style has been nurtured over time. It’s more about knowing what doesn’t suit you. I love suits and anything sharp, and I know that shape suits me. I don’t feel feminine in floaty dresses with spaghetti straps – I feel more like Freddie Mercury in drag.

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

As a child I wanted to be a ballerina, ice-cream van owner, wife of George Michael, a nun, and a music conductor.

We won’t get economic growth if we don’t look after our mothers and the potential of the next generation. They need to be prioritised.

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

I love vintage clothes. But they don’t love me very much. It is difficult to find anything that fits me because of my height, but if I do fall in love with something, I’ll buy it and display it like a work of art at home.

It’s a very intimate thing to invite someone into your home; there’s a lot of trust involved.

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.

I’m utterly androgynous, and I truly love it. It’s been part of my identity for so long. I’ve never been that pretty girl, and I wouldn’t want to be.

My plan growing up was to leave home and try not to panic. I always knew that to strive to be self-sufficient was an important ambition.

I lead a very busy life and don’t have a lot of time, so my skincare needs to be easy and portable.

In my work, I’m called to a job at the drop of a hat, so I like a sense of order to my holidays, and holding a map makes me happy.

My hair is an untidy bob. I am very dark, but I embellish the roots because I am white in one clump.