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To me, fashion is like a mirror. It's a reflection of the times. And if it doesn't reflect the times, it's not fashion. Because people aren't gonna be wearing it.

Anna Sui

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Anna Sui
Age: 54
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Fashion Designer
Detroit
Michigan
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At the point when I wanted to become a designer, I didn't think about, 'Oh, but I'm a woman,' just like didn't think about like, well, 'I'm Chinese' or that 'I'm in Michigan.' You know, none of those things were obstacles to me. I just had this idea that this is what I had to do.
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When I look at designer books I am sometimes puzzled why they don't share their inspiration, when it's obvious somebody had such great inspiration.
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I think I'm a global citizen. My parents came from China, were educated in France and emigrated to the United States. And I think that opened up my mind to be able to live and work anywhere.
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What people look to me for is a whole look. People come to me for icing on the cake, not a basic stretch pant.
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I have a big responsibility to my licenses. All my licenses draw from and take ideas from the runway.
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To me if you're going have a show, it should be a show. It should be entertaining and take you on a journey.
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I’m always about optimism and exuberance. It’s what I feel about fashion.
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Every time that I wanted to give up, if I saw an interesting textile, print what ever, suddenly I would see a collection.
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When I started my own business, my main reason for designing clothes was that I wanted to dress rock stars and the people who went to rock concerts. It didn't go beyond that aspiration at that point.
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Love this in the film, “Velvet Goldmine” it captures the excitement and the thrill at the moment of discovery!
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No one has ever found a solution for not doing a fashion show.
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You have to focus on your dreams, even if they go beyond common sense.
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Well, my whole thing is that I'm kind of like a show-off!
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