Anna Sui Quotes

Anna Sui is an American fashion designer from Detroit. She was named one of the "Top 5 Fashion Icons of the Decade" and in 2009 earned the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America , joining the ranks of Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, and Diane von Furstenberg. Her brand categories include several fashion lines, footwear, cosmetics, fragrances, eyewear, jewelry, accessories, home goods and a gifts line. Anna Sui products are sold through her free-standing stores and distributors around the world in over 50 countries. In 2006, Fortune estimated the collective value of Sui's fashion empire at over $400 million. Wikipedia  

✵ 4. August 1964
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Famous Anna Sui Quotes

“…all the formulas have flown out of the window.”

Financial Times Interview (July 14, 2017)

“To stand out in the crowd I liked the color purple.”

CNN Interview (July 31, 2004)

“Be true to yourself and figure out what it is that you are good at.”

New York Times Interview (November 11, 2010)

“I love the whole story of why something happened when it did and that’s what I put into the collections.”

New York Times Interview (November 11, 2010)

Anna Sui Quotes about people

“People create their own obstacles.”

Financial Times Interview (July 14, 2017)

Anna Sui Quotes about fashion

“With the way that the times are, we're all looking for a little fantasy… Fantasy is such an important part of my fashion…”

via Now Smell This. Anna Sui Secret Wish, Summer by Kenzo, Z Zegna & more new fragrances. Pennsylvania (March 29, 2005). http://www.nstperfume.com/2005/03/29/anna-sui-secret-wish-summer-by-kenzo-z-zegna-more-new-fragrances/

“I live for fashion.”

New York Times Interview (November 11, 2010)

“I'm always about optimism and exuberance. It's what I feel about fashion.”

via Borrelli-Persson, Laird. Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear. Vogue (September 16, 2009). http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2010-ready-to-wear/anna-sui

Anna Sui Quotes

“They don't need me to be another Establishment designer. That's not what I'm good at…”

via Gerston, Jill. The Toast of New York: Anna Sui Mixes Grunge With Disco. Los Angeles Times (November 13, 1992). http://articles.latimes.com/1992-11-13/news/vw-343_1_anna-sui

“The sexiest thing about a bikini is that it leaves something to the imagination, which is the best part.”

via WeConnectFashion. "USA Swimwear Market Research Report 2015". WeConnectFashion (2015). https://www.weconnectfashion.com/articles/usa-swimwear-market-research-report-2015

“I think that I appeal to the girliness in all of us.”

CNN Interview (July 31, 2004)

“I am inspired by New York…”

Lula Magazine Interview (February 26, 2014)

“I bought a fur coat with my first pay cheque and it lived better than I did for years.”

Financial Times Interview (July 14, 2017)

“We manipulate fabric.”

via Vanderbilt, Tom. Made in Midtown: Meet Anna Sui. The Huffington Post (June 12, 2010). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-vanderbilt/made-in-midtown-meet-anna_b_534509.html

“I think a dream can take you farther than anything.”

CNN Interview (July 31, 2004)

“American television is popular everywhere and its what I grew up on.”

New York Times Interview (November 11, 2010)

“I grew up in Middle America and in the suburbs…”

New York Times Interview (November 11, 2010)

“Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.”

via Nika, Colleen. "Exclusive: Anna Sui Discusses Her Spring 2012 Show and Punk Rock Heritage". Rolling Stone (September 14, 2011). http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/exclusive-anna-sui-discusses-her-spring-2012-show-and-punk-rock-heritage-20110914

“I love research. I love learning…”

CNN Interview (October 4, 2006)

“… I am a New York designer and the things are made in New York…”

New York Times Interview (November 11, 2010)

“I'm still dreaming.”

CNN Interview (July 31, 2004)

“I don’t answer to anyone.”

New York Times Interview (November 11, 2010)

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