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" I think that maybe growing up and being dyslexic early on, the visual quality of cookbooks specifically was something very enticing to me. "

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" Some of the best kitchen discoveries come about through total kitchen disasters. "

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

" 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. "

" When I'm on the road for fashion shows, I love room service. I think it's one of the greatest things in the world. I usually like to keep it simple with soup, but my big indulgence is French fries or chicken fingers. "

" 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. "

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

" I like films that probe emotional questions and inspire you to get creative and get writing, get draping, painting, cooking, whatever that thing is where you have that kind of output. "

" 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. "

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

" Fashion is killing women's body image of themselves. "

" I am totally unattached to material items. "

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

" I don't believe in one ideal beauty. "

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

" You can't market or commercialize feminism as an entity. One has to be careful. I aim to be about powerful women in my clothing. "

" 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. "

" With Zac Posen gowns, it's like making an ornate pastry. Then, sometimes, it's just great to have the perfect chicken soup or consomme. And that's Brooks Brothers. "

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

" 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. "

" There's a reason good fabrics have a cost. They're done with good quality to last. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" 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 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. "

" Since the beginning of my career, I have publicly dressed and represented women of all sizes, of all colors. And that's a big part of who I am and what I want to give to the world. "

" If you're entering into fashion in an original way, you have to know your craft, and you have to know your history. You have to be obsessively dedicated. You have to be relentless about making it happen. It doesn't take a bank. It takes passion, love, timing, and luck. "

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

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

" I don't wear flip-flops, so my casual shoe is a Brooks Brothers tuxedo slipper! "

" The practice of patience in crafting and process is a virtue that needs to come back. "