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" I'm definitely planning ahead for a brand that spans the universe - a Zac Posen universe. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there. "

" I'm interested in the opportunity that people can self-create using social media and the online dialogue. Before social media, you needed to have a lot of personal funds to break through to hire the right people and build a presence to start a line. It gives the opportunity and platform for people to be discovered. "

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I have so many fashion mistakes, but that's part of being in fashion. I think the people that you see make the most mistakes are usually the best dressers. "

" 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. "

" I love creative people. "

Creative People

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

" 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. "

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

" I cherish my time off and the solitude that comes along with it. "

" I'm a pretty controlled and disciplined person, but my real vice is buying plants and food shopping. "

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

" I went through the workroom at Central Saint Martins in London, which is the most competitive workroom of a design school in the world. Very high creativity, very conceptual, very international, age-diverse and cutthroat - people who have master degrees reapplying into a foundation there is just wild to me to launch their careers. "

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

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

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