I had a very different vibe then, I was very into minimalism. I was kind of obsessed with Helmut Lang and [Martin]… — Roopal Patel Copy Share Image
Tom Ford just started at Gucci and was getting great notoriety - like Madonna wearing that head-to-toe velvet suit at the MTV… — Roopal Patel Copy Share Image
I went to Bergdorf Goodman as an assistant in the fashion office and that was really my first exposure into the world… — Roopal Patel Copy Share Image
I was pretty much a minimalist. I liked a lot of black at the time, which is very different from my wardrobe… — Roopal Patel Copy Share Image
There weren't paparazzi standing outside. There weren't all these photographers. People really didn't know what fashion was and what was happening in… — Roopal Patel Fashion Copy Share Image
Calvin Klein and Donna Karan were the big American names at that point in time, Helmut [Lung] was the cool kid on… — Roopal Patel Copy Share Image
What we considered to be so much part of our everyday fashion vocabulary today, where we see all these designers restarting with… — Roopal Patel Big houses Copy Share Image
I really loved when Prada Sport came into fashion, which kind of created all the nylon which she had for quite some… — Roopal Patel Copy Share Image
At the time it really was the social women, the society ladies. There were the cool girls, like Aerin Lauder - everyone… — Roopal Patel Cool girl Copy Share Image
I feel like fashion was much more exclusive. There weren't as many parties. There weren't as many social gatherings. It wasn't required… — Roopal Patel Copy Share Image
Fashion Week was at Bryant Park and there were a few shows like Marc Jacobs, or when Alexander McQueen came to town,… — Roopal Patel Fashion Copy Share Image
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![“Calvin Klein and Donna Karan were the big American names at that point in time, Helmut [Lung] was the cool kid on the block and you had Marc Jacobs and John Galliano who starting the revival of the old fashion houses.” quote by Roopal Patel](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/302/roopal-patel-38852_bigs_calvin-klein-and-donna-karan-were-the-bi_254386.jpg)
![“What we considered to be so much part of our everyday fashion vocabulary today, where we see all these designers restarting with these big houses, was just beginning then [in the 90th].” quote by Roopal Patel](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e24/roopal-patel-38852_big-houses_what-we-considered-to-be-so-much-part-of_1092715.jpg)
![“At the time it really was the social women, the society ladies. There were the cool girls, like Aerin Lauder - everyone loved to see what Aerin was wearing. Carolyn Bessette was very much in that time period. Calvin [Kleine] was very influential in the '90s.” quote by Roopal Patel](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8da/roopal-patel-38852_cool-girl_at-the-time-it-really-was-the-social-wom_3072122.jpg)
![“Fashion Week was at Bryant Park and there were a few shows like Marc Jacobs, or when Alexander McQueen came to town, that were offsite, Helmut [Lung] was offsite, but it was very intimate. It wasn't the way it is today where you have a thousand people at the show. You may have had 200 to 250 and…” quote by Roopal Patel](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/131/roopal-patel-38852_fashion_fashion-week-was-at-bryant-park-and-ther_1531085.jpg)