I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit. Anna Sui More Quotes by Anna Sui More Quotes From Anna Sui 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 textiles giving-up interesting You have to focus on your dreams, even if they go beyond common sense. Anna Sui common-sense focus dream 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. Anna Sui fashion mirrors reflection 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. Anna Sui fashion country thinking 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 cake people looks The sexiest thing about a bikini is that it leaves something to the imagination, which is the best part. Anna Sui sexiest bikinis imagination A piece of fabric can get me going. Anna Sui fabric pieces 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. Anna Sui painting journey book The red library is Sui's tribute to fashion maven Diana Vreeland, who served as editor for Harper's Bazaar (1939-1962) and Vogue (1963-1961). My most precious collection is my bound Vogue magazines, .. and they're kind of like my Bible. I look at them all the time when I'm trying to inspire myself for a collection. Anna Sui vogue-magazine fashion bible 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 parent mind thinking To me if you're going have a show, it should be a show. It should be entertaining and take you on a journey. Anna Sui journey should shows 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. Anna Sui right-place right-time thinking 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. Anna Sui luxury clothes successful Well, my whole thing is that I'm kind of like a show-off! Anna Sui wells kind shows I’m always about optimism and exuberance. It’s what I feel about fashion. Anna Sui optimism fashion feels I knew since the age of four that I wanted to be a clothing designer. I read an article in LIFE magazine about two young ladies that graduated from Parsons School of Design, and when they graduated they went to Paris and Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor opened a boutique for them. So I thought, "Oh, I just have to go to Parsons, that's all." Anna Sui design age school When punk really started to happen, it was a reaction against the disco craze of the time. Anna Sui craze reactions punk When I look at designer books I am sometimes puzzled why they don't share their inspiration, when it's obvious somebody had such great inspiration. Anna Sui inspiration book looks Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature. Anna Sui longing satisfaction desire You still get the sheer quality coming through but you're covered. Anna Sui covered quality stills
