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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. "

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" I was not a young fashion victim. I really had an idea of what I liked in fashion and how I dressed. "

" Listen, I'm not a rich kid. I'm a cultured kid; I'm very rich in culture. "

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" As a designer, I'm not interested in trend. "

" To me, being in fashion is about your work, not about facilitating a lifestyle. "

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

" 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. "

" I feel very fortunate that I make everything I wear head to toe every day. "

" 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.' "

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" I want to be a major force. "

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

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

" I try to push design boundaries using new draping and fabric manipulation techniques every time I approach a new design. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors. "

" 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. "

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