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" There's a reason good fabrics have a cost. They're done with good quality to last. "

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" 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. "

" The way I cut my clothing... it is about empowerment and loving the curves of the body. "

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

" 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.' "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I think that maybe growing up and being dyslexic early on, the visual quality of cookbooks specifically was something very enticing to me. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" For me, I'll unwind at the end of the day by soaking in Epsom salts. It's the routine I prefer for coming down after crazy days. "

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

" I love creative people. "

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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. "

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

" 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 just think when you are dressing a celebrity, for me, I'm hopefully adding a moment. I always say, 'What role do you want to play?' when we start a fitting. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 personally love grilling, but it's a 15- to 20-minute commitment in entertaining. "

" I am a compulsive and concise shopper. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Authenticity from a person and product is absolutely essential. "