Anna Sui

"I love history. I love art. I like to mix it all together, but in the end it somehow has to all make sense."

"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."

"Every time that I wanted to give up, if I saw an interesting textile, print what ever, suddenly I would see a collection."

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

"My main goal when I started my collection – and I didn’t think beyond this actually – was that I wanted to dress rock stars and the people that go to rock concerts."

"I read about two young ladies that went to Parsons, and when they graduated Elizabeth Taylor opened a store for them in Paris and I thought okay-that's all I have to do!"

"I love research. I love learning..."

"The man that owned the company that I worked for called me into the office and said how can you be on our payroll and have your own New York Times ad! This has to stop! And I said but it can't I have …"