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" 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.' "

Zac Posen

Suits

Mom

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

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Craft

" 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 garden in my Brooks Brothers pajamas and straw hat. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm interested in the opportunity that people can self-create using social media and the online dialogue. Before social media, you needed to have a lot of personal funds to break through to hire the right people and build a presence to start a line. It gives the opportunity and platform for people to be discovered. "

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

" The first time I went to the Met Ball, I was 16. I was an intern there and saved up to buy a staff ticket to the party. That was my favorite experience going. It wasn't the red carpet; it was the experience of being there for the first time. "

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

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

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

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

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

" I went through the workroom at Central Saint Martins in London, which is the most competitive workroom of a design school in the world. Very high creativity, very conceptual, very international, age-diverse and cutthroat - people who have master degrees reapplying into a foundation there is just wild to me to launch their careers. "

Zac Posen

People

Creativity

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