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" The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I was born and raised on 'Singin' in the Rain.' It's in my work. It's in me. "

" 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. "

" I have multiple lines and am licensing multiple projects, but I am still hands-on. It feels special. I don't take it for granted. "

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

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

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

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

" I have to bring my A-Game 24/7, between creating, draping, and overseeing a myriad of different brands. "

" To be able to buy a plant and plant it, that's a luxury to me. "

" 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 am a Florenz Ziegfeld fanatic. "

" Sometimes, late at night on the set of 'Project Runway,' I've been known to pop an interpretive dance. "

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

" 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.' "

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

" 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 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. "

" A great trick for frying is to put a popcorn kernel in the oil, and when it pops, you're ready to fry. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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's something very old-fashioned and luxurious to have a pair of pants and jacket made to your needs and measurements. "

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