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" No one is going to understand your brand better than you. "
Alexander Wang
Understand
Brand
Going
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" I feel so thankful that I'm able to be a part of something that I love to wake up and run to work every day. "
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" A lot of my work is a matter of reacting to surprises in life. "
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" I've always said I'm not the kind of designer who likes to lock himself away in a studio and let the rest of the company deal with it. I work very closely with everyone on the team. "
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" If someone realises the piece they are wearing is inspired by me then it only broadens my audience. "
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" I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges. "
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Good
" The great thing is that young talent isn't tied to a how-to model for starting a line; we get to find new ways to go about doing things. And don't let people tell you you can't. Go find a way to show that you can. "
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" It's hard sometimes to take a step back and realize what's happened because you're always trying to move forward. You're always looking at the next palette. "
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" I don't think fashion week will go back to what it used to be because people are realising that the industry is completely changing. It's not just in Bryant Park any more, people are figuring out who their audience is, where they want to show, they aren't really playing by the rules. It's not so much about these editors, these buyers. "
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" I never really did sports growing up. Maybe that's why they intrigue me. The technology that goes into that clothing is steps ahead, so it's always been something I look towards. "
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" I thought I would attend school and get an assistant position and work my way up but being in NY and seeing the pace of everything, is very inspiring. "
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Seeing
Work
School
" I'm not like most designers, who have to set sail on an exotic getaway to get inspired. Most of the time, it's on my walk to work, or sitting in the subway and seeing something random or out of context. "
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Work
Walk
" I was in fashion school, my brother has a law background, and my sister-in-law had worked in production, but none of us had a proper fashion business education. "
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Brother
Education
School
" I seem to always start a collection by designing outerwear and jackets. "
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Always
Collection
Jackets
" I don't care how small or big they are, insects freak me out. "
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Small
Big
" I've always loved when girls carry their wallets as a clutch instead of a bag. "
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Loved
Bag
Carry
" A lot of designers get caught up in the creativity, but you've got to think about the legs of your collection - essentially, how the line is going to move forward. "
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Line
Creativity
Forward
" Designing a product and understanding how it filters through into the market and into the rest of the company is very important to me. "
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" I love layers! "
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I Love
Love
Layers
" I think sometimes there are negative connotations for those who have a business mind as well as a creative side. "
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Side
Think
Business
" My friends always joke that I run on batteries. "
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Joke
Always
Batteries
" Time passes faster and faster, but with every project I always want to find the next challenge and the next challenge is just as exciting as the previous one. "
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Find
Challenge
Want
" My mom would take me to restaurants, and the first thing I'd ask for would be a pen and a napkin, and I'd sketch shoes and shoes and shoes. "
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First
" There's a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I'm more interested in making clothes that women can afford. "
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