Zac Posen

There's nothing wrong with being pretty.

— Zac Posen

I love creative people.

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I am totally unattached to material items.

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I am a Florenz Ziegfeld fanatic.

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I am a compulsive and concise shopper.

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I want to be a major force.

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I don't believe in one ideal beauty.

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New York ladies all look immaculate.

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As a little boy, my mom would bake with me on the weekends - that was our time together.

— Zac Posen

I personally love grilling, but it's a 15- to 20-minute commitment in entertaining.

— Zac Posen

I was born and raised on 'Singin' in the Rain.' It's in my work. It's in me.

— Zac Posen

Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life.

— Zac Posen

For the red carpet, I think dress first and the makeup to follow.

— Zac Posen

Fashion is killing women's body image of themselves.

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People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable.

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Fashion has a dark side - it's not all runways and lipstick and fishtail gowns.

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I'm a pretty controlled and disciplined person, but my real vice is buying plants and food shopping.

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The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes.

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I don't cook ribs in my own home. I let my dad cook the ribs. He's from St. Louis, Missouri. I like…

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I was very interested in theatre, so my first love of fashion comes from costume, and I think that's pretty clear within…

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Elegance is timeless. It withstands trend; It withstands the commercialization of what fashion and style have become.

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A great trick for frying is to put a popcorn kernel in the oil, and when it pops, you're ready to fry.

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I always end up in the kitchen at restaurants. At events or parties, too, I like to see where my food is…

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Fashion is a pay-to-play game; this is an industry. At a certain point, you must bridge a gap where you are supporting…

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When I first got to Brooks Brothers, my mom told me she remembered how upsetting it was trying to find professional clothes…

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The first time I went to the Met Ball, I was 16. I was an intern there and saved up to buy…

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Beyond fashion, I think that culture has a side where they love to shoot you up like a clay pigeon and then…

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There's not one major greatest influence on my career. It would be film and great artists and great imagineers - Jim Henson,…

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Glamour to the outside world is taking some sense of care in your appearance and should give you inner confidence. You can…

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I went through the workroom at Central Saint Martins in London, which is the most competitive workroom of a design school in…

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My muses were all the incredible, iconic women of glamour in Hollywood that I have worked with over 15 years. Anjelica Huston,…

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I truly believe that you can't be a successful business unless there are hiccups. That American mentality of picking yourself up, brushing…

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I think, mind over body, it's real.

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As a designer, I'm not interested in trend.

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I am a huge believer in social media.

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I started cooking out of middle school depression.

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One of my fantasies is to produce 'Auntie Mame' as a play.

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I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors.

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Taking sartorial risks and not following other people is what makes you stand out.

— Zac Posen

So many people are following fashion now. It's become fashion-tainment.

— Zac Posen