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" 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. "

" When you make and drape clothing, the scissors are your tool. What can I say about them? They're my babies. And you have to take care of them correctly. You have to have them sharpened, and you can't use them for any other material. "

" I believe that creativity is an important human experience and element in the same way as sleeping, eating, having sex. "

" Fashion is a pay-to-play game; this is an industry. At a certain point, you must bridge a gap where you are supporting the reviewer, the publication, and that is very real. "

" When I first got to Brooks Brothers, my mom told me she remembered how upsetting it was trying to find professional clothes in the eighties. Suits would either be over-stylized or frumpy, so she said, 'Make sure it's tailored properly.' "

" I am totally unattached to material items. "

" Chefs have the ego of an actor and fashion designer combined. "

Fashion Designer

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

" I started cooking out of middle school depression. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" So many people are following fashion now. It's become fashion-tainment. "

" The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes. "

" 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. "

" As a designer, I always want to put out to a larger public. I truly believe that all bodies are beautiful, and that's what makes our world exciting. "

" As an object itself, to me, books today are such a rare entity - I want mine to be something where, if left on the kitchen table, a child could pick it up. It can visually tell a story. "

" The most significant pieces for me are the ones that come from my drapings. It's emotional because they are created by my hand and then become a collaborative process in the atelier. "

" I have multiple lines and am licensing multiple projects, but I am still hands-on. It feels special. I don't take it for granted. "

" Authenticity from a person and product is absolutely essential. "

" 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. "

" I think that maybe growing up and being dyslexic early on, the visual quality of cookbooks specifically was something very enticing to 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 eat everything, but I moderate; I try to be semiconscious. I don't eat pasta every day, although people who follow my Instagram think I do. "

" New York ladies all look immaculate. "

" 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. "

" Beyond fashion, I think that culture has a side where they love to shoot you up like a clay pigeon and then take out their rifles. I lived that, and I got to see the perspective from up in the sky. "

" Taking sartorial risks and not following other people is what makes you stand out. "

" To be able to buy a plant and plant it, that's a luxury to me. "