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" Everybody wants to be a star right now, to be heard, to have a voice, so you have to give the confidence for people to have that ability - and give them the wardrobe to become a star. "

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" To me, the more dialogue amongst creative types, the better. It keeps people on their toes, and competition is healthy. "

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" I have to bring my A-Game 24/7, between creating, draping, and overseeing a myriad of different brands. "

" I try to be the best that I can be and the best to the people that work for me. "

" A great trick for frying is to put a popcorn kernel in the oil, and when it pops, you're ready to fry. "

" I think, mind over body, it's real. "

" I'm quite a tuxedo junkie, I collect them all year round. "

" I was very interested in theatre, so my first love of fashion comes from costume, and I think that's pretty clear within my work and the level of theatricality. "

" At the end of the day, you can't compete with Mother Nature. If you've got a great tomato, just a pinch of sea salt is all you need. "

" The way I cut my clothing... it is about empowerment and loving the curves of the body. "

" I always end up in the kitchen at restaurants. At events or parties, too, I like to see where my food is prepared or made. I like the theater of it. "

" There are issues that are being questioned that are fundamentally upsetting to me, deeply: immigration, funding for the arts, Planned Parenthood, and women's rights. These are just issues that are very close to my heart, and I use my own private voice and funds to fight for them and in support of them. "

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Heart

" At the end of the day, you're not defined, I don't believe, by your financial means. That doesn't make you a better person or a smarter person. "

" When I was little, I had a Norwegian babysitter - and that was my introduction to both regular and salty licorice. We all know the ordinary version, but the salty kind is a favorite candy throughout Northern Europe. It's a guilty pleasure of mine that I have to try not to keep around because I'll eat the entire bag in one go. "

" Creative burnout and physical burnout is real. I mean, there are moments when I get home - after overseeing, you know, almost 16 collections a year - where I can't move. "

" I like to vegetate when on vacation given my busy schedule when I'm at work. "

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Vacation

Work

" I am a Florenz Ziegfeld fanatic. "

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Fanatic

I Am

" As a little boy, my mom would bake with me on the weekends - that was our time together. "

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Weekends

Time

" I want to make things of quality. I'm a big believer in handmade, tactile, crafted pieces. I want to keep that tradition alive. "

" Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life. "

" I think it's really important to try to eat seasonally as much as possible. It helps put people in touch with what's happening locally and with nature. "

" I just think when you are dressing a celebrity, for me, I'm hopefully adding a moment. I always say, 'What role do you want to play?' when we start a fitting. "

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Think

" I love creative people. "

" Fashion has a dark side - it's not all runways and lipstick and fishtail gowns. "

" One of my fantasies is to produce 'Auntie Mame' as a play. "

" Sometimes, late at night on the set of 'Project Runway,' I've been known to pop an interpretive dance. "

" I garden in my Brooks Brothers pajamas and straw hat. "

" I go online at night and I order flowers, rare flowers, and then they come in the mail. That's my fashion detox. "

" People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable. "

" I'm a SoHo born-and-raised kid. So my parents dragged me to lots of museums, and for birthdays and any kind of celebration, we'd go to the theater. "

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Celebration