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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.

Anna Sui

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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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A piece of fabric can get me going.
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I never intended being a business person I wanted to be a fashion designer.
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Every collection that I work on, I always think, Is this cool enough to wear to a concert?
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I just love the way the '60s rock stars put themselves together, because they were like dandies and peacocks. They really lived out their fantasies - and dressed their fantasies.
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Well, my whole thing is that I'm kind of like a show-off!
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I think about that all of the time and I have this fantasy that I am going to work at a museum someday! I would love to do something like that!
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I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit.
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Totally girly - love all the childish sounds.
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