Starting your own business and thinking about how you can grow something and fulfill both expectations and needs of your retailers and still stay exciting for the runway, you sort of become this left brain-right brain person pretty quickly. — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
I think designers are starting to realize that we're all in the same industry. We're making clothes - we aren't saving the world. I'm not saying that designers aren't artists, but at the end of the day, we make clothes. — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
One of the guiding principles of Altuzarra is that fashion can be transformative, changing not just the way you look, but also the way… — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
Starting your own business and thinking about how you can grow something and fulfill both expectations and needs of your retailers and still stay… — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
I was not a very popular kid in high school, and I had this idea that the way that I dressed would change how… — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
In architecture and interiors, as well as fashion, there is an interaction that is both functional and aesthetic. — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
I think women want to feel beautiful. They want to feel seductive. I also try to think about items that can be worn in… — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
We're making clothes - we aren't saving the world. I'm not saying that designers aren't artists, but at the end of the day, we… — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
It's important not to take all this fashion stuff too seriously, and I kind of love the idea of cheesiness. — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel. I believe that clothes should make a woman feel beautiful. But sometimes it's the little things like… — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm an artist or that I'm doing anything superintellectual. What's important to me is to get a visceral reaction from people,… — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
I honestly think that with our generation - Alex Wang, Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu, Christian Cota, Robert Geller - there's a different expectation of… — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
There's a side to me that likes to make clothes for everyday. But I also think of fashion as an escape. It's like a… — Joseph Altuzarra Copy Share Image
