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" My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived. "
Waris Ahluwalia
Out
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Control
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" I need my fill of Indian home cooking. "
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" You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it. "
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" I travel a lot, and I hunt for fabrics, then I have the tailor make me something. "
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" I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside. "
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" I'm not super-patriotic, but the U.S. is where I live, and it's the passport that I carry. "
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" One of my favourite activities is eating. "
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" 'Life Aquatic' was the first movie I did, and it's been an incredible adventure since then. "
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" I don't drink coffee. "
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" I'm an American searching for some sort of parameters, a way of life - I'm looking for a slight formality, for a place where you can never be overdressed. "
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" I'm a traditionalist with suits. It doesn't need extra pockets, and I don't want headphone jacks in my jacket. I appreciate designers who do different things, but for me, the most basic version of that item is what I want. "
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" My go-to jeans are a straight, narrow cut from A.P.C. or BLK DNM. "
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" I like the pause that tea allows. "
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" There's more to me than fashion. I just don't want to be seen as fashion. "
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" My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship. "
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" I made two rings for myself, and when I was in Los Angeles, I walked into a store called Maxfields, and they essentially bought them off my hands. "
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" I work with gold that holds our past and diamonds that see the future and rubies that long for love. It's just a way of telling a story. "
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" If people want to think I'm an Indian prince, I don't want to dispel that notion. "
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" My inspiration is love and history. "
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" I'm surprised as anyone about where I've ended up. Maybe it's because I say yes to things. "
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" I think the reason for my fascination with craft is what it represents, what it means in our culture, what it means in our history and in humanity. It was the idea that you could go to your butcher to get something, you could go to your tailor to get this, and you could go to your cobbler to get that. "
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" I have so many friends and obligations, and I want to go out and support people. But we eat at home. "
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Want
Home
" My first workshop was in Rome, and that was the start of House of Waris. In a little magical atelier, a goldsmith, his apprentice, his stone setter - and that was where it began. "
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" I just want to create, and socializing is part of the experience. It might sound crazy, but I don't see myself in the jewelry business. It's an experience. "
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" I take my work seriously, but I don't necessarily take myself seriously. "
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" I'm an explorer. "
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" I primarily live in New York City, a place that is about constants, not letting up and not stopping. "
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" I spent the first five years of my life in Punjab, India, and then moved to New York. "
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" I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration. "
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" I went through different styles but realized Ray-Bans are the classics. You can't go wrong with them. I explore and cheat on them occasionally, but I always go back to the aviators. "
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" My friends are a huge part of my inspiration. "
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