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A piece of fabric can get me going.

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Anna Sui
Age: 54
Artist
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Fashion Designer
Detroit
Michigan
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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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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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You have to focus on your dreams, even if they go beyond common sense.
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I think you have to be in the right place at the right time. And understand that and know when it is your time and how you react to it and how you respond to it.
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Well, my whole thing is that I'm kind of like a show-off!
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When punk really started to happen, it was a reaction against the disco craze of the time.
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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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Totally girly - love all the childish sounds.
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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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Love this in the film, “Velvet Goldmine” it captures the excitement and the thrill at the moment of discovery!
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The sexiest thing about a bikini is that it leaves something to the imagination, which is the best part.
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You just pray that something is going to hit you like lightning. Like a movie, a book, or a photograph, a painting, something that you can riff on it and learn more about it and explore it, and just go on a journey with it. So lots of times when I choose a theme, I'll also incorporate other things that I'm doing at that period.
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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.
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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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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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I think that fashion has become such a big business and with globalization we are on new territory at this point. We are not just designing for a country we are designing for a world now.
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Fashion should be fun and accessible.
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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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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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