Anna Sui quotes

Anna Sui is an American fashion designer renowned for her eclectic, bohemian style and innovative designs. Her brand merges vintage inspiration with modern trends and has made a significant impact on the fashion industry. She is recognized as one of the most influential designers in contemporary American fashion. Here are 62 of her quotes:

Every time that I wanted to give up, if I saw an interesting textile, print what ever, suddenly I would see a collection. (Anna Sui)
Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature. View quote
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I think whenever people talk about the 'Anna Sui woman,' they're talking about someone that's probably kind of more downtown, and there's always like this ambiguity: Is she a good girl, or a bad girl? View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm always about optimism and exuberance. It's what I feel about fashion. View quote
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The sexiest thing about a bikini is that it leaves something to the imagination, which is the best part. View quote
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No one has ever found a solution for not doing a fashion show. View quote
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I have a big responsibility to my licenses. All my licenses draw from and take ideas from the runway. View quote
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I live for fashion. (Anna Sui)
I always say the next big thing will happen in unexpected places - up and coming cities that aren't necessarily boom markets. View quote
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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! View quote
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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 orders to ship. And he said well you're fired. And that's how I started my business. View quote
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It's kind of a dream come true, because to me fashion is not just the clothes, it's all the accoutrements that go with it... View quote
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Fashion should be fun and accessible. View quote
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A piece of fabric can get me going. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't have the luxury of making clothes just to make an effect. It can't be something totally frivolous, because my distributors have to have a successful season, too. View quote
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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. (Anna Sui)
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. View quote
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Every collection that I work on, I always think, Is this cool enough to wear to a concert? View quote
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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! View quote
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Creating a book and creating a collection involve a lot of editing. View quote
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Anna Sui

Anna Sui - Image
Photo: Lindsay Stockton, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Designer
Born: August 4, 1964
Quotes count: 62

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