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Laughs. and i remember getting on the train and sort of heading to college and simon was staring at me and he was — i remember bald, wearing denim and, you know, i was quite sheltered... i6. yeah, and at baker street, he got off and gave me his card and he said, "my name is simon foxton. "i'm a stylist" — i didn't know what a stylist was — but, "call me. "i'd love to use you in a shoot." i remember getting home and poor mum. "mum, i want to do this!" she wasn't having it. she's like, "the fashion industry is full of weird "people" — i didn't know what she meant by "weird" at the time â...

You were like the ideal wingman, weren't you? basically, without knowing what a wingman was! perfect. you moved to ladbroke grove, which is the area just north of notting hill. what was it like back then as a young man, and especially as a young black man? i mean, ladbroke grove is a very interesting area, notting hill generally. it's one of the few areas where you can have sort of the wealthiest of the wealthiest aristocrats next to rastafarians next to sort of immigrants, so i loved the energy. i loved the fact that, oh, my god, i really belonged. i started feeling like i belonged in england...

And i remember getting on the train and sort of heading to college and simon was staring at me and he was — i remember bald, wearing denim and, you know, i was quite sheltered... i6. yeah, and at baker street, he got off and gave me his card and he said, "my name is simon foxton. "i'm a stylist" — i didn't know what a stylist was — but, "call me. "i'd love to use you in a shoot." i remember getting home and poor mum. "mum, i want to do this!" she wasn't having it. she's like, "the fashion industry is full of weird "people" — i didn't know what she meant by "weird" at the time — but a...

Perfect. you moved to ladbroke grove, which is the area just north of notting hill. what was it like back then as a young man, and especially as a young black man? i mean, ladbroke grove is a very interesting area, notting hill generally. it's one of the few areas where you can have sort of the wealthiest of the wealthiest aristocrats next to rastafarians next to sort of immigrants, so i loved the energy. i loved the fact that, oh, my god, i really belonged. i started feeling like i belonged in england when we hit ladbroke grove. but i — there was — i remember the front line — ladbroke g...

Icons. i just want to ask you about what makes them successful. let's start with kate moss. you knew her in the early days. i met kate when i was 16 and she was 1a and we went to a casting, and i remember she walked in and she literally charmed the whole room. the energy as well as the beauty. she's uniquely herself. and naomi's always been the same. she was always outspoken. naomi always thought she was going to be a star from when she was a baby — and she is a star — but, you know, they really are who they are — authentic. you also were defining your own sexuality and being open about ...