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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Obviously, I like very beautiful food, because I think as delicious as food has to taste, it also has to look very beautiful - the process of presentation is very important. "

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

" I truly believe that you can't be a successful business unless there are hiccups. That American mentality of picking yourself up, brushing your shoulders off, and then really going for it makes you 100 times stronger and smarter. "

" I don't cook ribs in my own home. I let my dad cook the ribs. He's from St. Louis, Missouri. I like to use a grill, but that's my dad's domain. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" Don't worry about what's cool and what's not cool. Authenticity is what's cool. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" There's not one major greatest influence on my career. It would be film and great artists and great imagineers - Jim Henson, Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, people who understand the joy of the imagination. "