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If you want to, you can share my teaching refrain: I can't want you to succeed more than you do.
It was very challenging to mentor the mentors, and yes, you do see more sides of my personality.
I'm really not a trend promoter because I feel that people push trends on people they shouldn't.
As I continue to mature and navigate the world, there are so many myths that are dispelled for me.
I learned early on in teaching how easy it is to hurt a young person and that's never my intention.
You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world.
With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.
People put on certain clothes for certain reasons, I assume, when their closet is filled with clothes.
It's not an area where designers want to focus or pay attention - women who are larger than a size 12.
We need to treat each other with consideration. In my world, the squeaky wheel does not get the grease.
If you don't have experience sewing, start with that, because that will inform what you are able to design.
Call me a schoolmarm, but few things make me angrier than people not taking good care of library materials.
Frankly, from my perspective, the bomber jacket is such a classic item you can wear it even when it's not on trend.
At all costs, avoid clothes that are too big. The more volume your clothes have, the more volume you appear to have.
I've worn a suit and tie for most of my life. And I believe (for me), it makes me more confident navigating the world.
I really believe things happen for a reason, and sometimes that reason isn't revealed until much much, much, much later.
I really cherish having my private time and being alone and being able to decompress. It's my own version of meditating.
We can wear whatever we want and get away with it. Just be confident about being who you are and dressing for that person.
Fashion it's not just about learning how to draw pretty pictures, and how to sew, it's everything that makes up your life.
The element of fashion I'd like to see more often? Clothes that fit people well. For me it's not so much about the clothes.
I will say that the high road can get so high that you can get a nose bleed, in which case you have to get off the high road.
When it comes to dressing, comfort is overrated. A little discomfort probably means your clothes fit and they're not pajamas.
The fit of jeans can be worlds apart from brand to brand. If you can find the right fit, skinny jeans can be very flattering.
As long as we have Netfix, Turner Classic Movies, Amazon, YouTube, and bookstores, there is no excuse ever to lack inspiration.
People come up to me and share very personal and intimate things with me, and I am so touched by all the trust they have in me.
Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it's your shoulders or your long legs!
Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it’s your shoulders or your long legs!
From my own experience, there are so many people who believe that the individual can change. The individual doesn't have to be LGBT.
I'm honest about expressing my opinions. At the same time, I'm diplomatic in how I do critique things if I have a negative response.
I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.
As I've matured, I've developed more confidence in pattern mixing and in having a slimmer fit and in taking some risks, and I enjoy it!
I learned quickly that if the student's perception is that you're not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.
I learned quickly that if the student’s perception is that you’re not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.
I love shopping on a budget. I believe that more fashion mistakes are made by people with deep pockets than by those who shop on a budget.
I have my mantra about silhouette, proportion, and fit. I believe that when they are in harmony and balance, you’ll look great in anything.
I have my mantra about silhouette, proportion, and fit. I believe that when they are in harmony and balance, you'll look great in anything.
So perhaps the real secret to style is filling yourself to the absolute brim with engagement. Loving not wisely, but too well and all that.
Success needs to be measured according to the ambitions and the resources of each designer. And many aren't interested in being a megabrand.
Take the high road. No matter how much strife, and consternation, frustration and anger you might be confronted with - don't go to that level.
Whoever's designing for plus-size doesn't get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can't just take a size 8 and make it larger.
Whenever people tell me they don't know how to get inspired, I say "What's the matter with you?! I could stay in my apartment and be inspired!"
Frankly, I think that fur on a man is difficult to pull off. If it's the warmth you're after, then I'd go with a fur-lined coat - it won't show.
I want to say to anyone who works in a drone workplace, raise the bar! There's no reason why you have to dress to the lowest common denominator.
If I had to choose a single destination where I'd be held captive for the rest of my time in New York, I’d choose the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
I hate the word "eclectic" .I'm a classicist, and I like comfort. Lots of books, lots of artwork, pieces of family furniture, and newer upholstery.
I don't believe in the scraping of stuff. Take the existing condition, offer up a diagnosis for what's wrong, and a prescription for making it work.
But if I had to choose a single destination where I'd be held captive for the rest of my time in New York, I'd choose the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
If you told me when I was a teen that I would end up being a teacher, I would have said you're out of your mind, because quite frankly I hated school.
Life is not a solo act. It's a huge collaboration, and we all need to assemble around us the people who care about us and support us in times of strife.
Whether it's fashion or it's home, it's all about style. The clothes we wear send a message about how we are perceived, and our home does the same thing.