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Creating a book and creating a collection involve a lot of editing.

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Anna Sui
Age: 54
Artist
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Fashion Designer
Detroit
Michigan
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You have to focus on your dreams, even if they go beyond common sense.
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I love the fact that fashion always changes, and I hate the fact that it always changes.
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You still get the sheer quality coming through but you're covered.
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Nothing's faster than the Internet.
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I love punk, I love a lot of British Invasion bands, I love garage bands.
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Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.
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There are always different influences each season. It could be a person, it could be a piece of furniture it depends on what I'm obsessing about.
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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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A piece of fabric can get me going.
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No one has ever found a solution for not doing a fashion show.
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I love history. I love art. I like to mix it all together, but in the end it somehow has to all make sense.
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