People have a whole lot more choices than they've had in the past, and I have only earned the right to be… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Often people ask me about getting involved in service and philanthropy, and my first advice is: Make sure it's real and it's… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
My first AIDS campaign was in 1985. There was this dark cloud, everybody was socially inspired - we hadn't seen social consciousness… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've realized that people come to the brand not just for the products we make, but because of what we stand for. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
What people are consuming is what things represent. It's people defining themselves through what they wear. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
For years, the company was known as a women's shoe company. Then we added men's clothing, shirts and shoes, and people thought… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
The stigma, the fact that nobody was talking about AIDS was arguably killing more people than the virus itself. So I did… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
To the degree you could provoke people and engage them in a unique way, your message is more likely to resonate longer.… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
My job isn't to tell people what they should wear. My job is to find out what they want and give it… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
When I was younger I would often go to nightclubs and sit in the best-lit corner to look at what people chose… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I don't know what Galliano was thinking. Apparently he dressed people as homeless and sent them down the runway. That's not very… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've come to realize that, with social media today, people consume fashion very differently than they ever have before - they post… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
When I started this business, my job was to sell people on my brand and convince them to embrace it in a… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Very early on in this journey, I uniquely found not just an aesthetic, but also a voice. I found the ability to… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I'm sure some people haven't necessarily embraced some of the messages over the years. We've been talking about the inappropriateness of automatic… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Gay people getting married? Next, they'll be allowed to vote and pay taxes. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
People have a whole lot more choices than they've had in the past, and I have only earned the right to be considered -… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've come to realize nobody needs what we sell. There's hardly a woman who needs another pair of black shoes. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I never really had long range plans. I take one season at a time, every day at a time. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
After working with my father for two years, we started Candie's, a line of imported shoes from Italy. Then in 1982 I set out… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
It's not about me, it's about you, the customer. And if I am effective in making what I do about you, and I can… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
Often people ask me about getting involved in service and philanthropy, and my first advice is: Make sure it's real and it's transparent. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've struggled with that over the years: Is fashion relevant? Is it frivolous? Is it trivial? Because I give so much of my essence… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
When I first fell in love with Maria, it was because she really cares about things. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
My first AIDS campaign was in 1985. There was this dark cloud, everybody was socially inspired - we hadn't seen social consciousness like that… — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I'm also on the Board at Sundance, so I've seen witnessed first hand the power of independent storytelling. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
I've realized that people come to the brand not just for the products we make, but because of what we stand for. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
