Anna Sui Quotes

You have to focus on your dreams, even if they go beyond common sense. How could this young girl from the suburbs of Detroit become a success in New York? It was always that dream.

Be true to yourself and figure out what it is that you are good at.

Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.

I'm always about optimism and exuberance. It's what I feel about fashion.

I think a dream can take you farther than anything.

I was always attracted to the way rock stars dressed and the way their girlfriends dressed.

We do all the first samples here and all the production in the garment center, within these few blocks... I love the process.

... I am a New York designer and the things are made in New York...

I am inspired by New York...

We picked up Madonna at The Ritz to go to the Gaultier show together, and she took off her coat. At this point she hadn’t even said a word to me, but she leaned over and said to me, Anna, I have a surprise for you, and she showed me she was wearing my dress.

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.

I love research. I love learning...

Every time that I wanted to give up, if I saw an interesting textile, print what ever, suddenly I would see a collection.

The man that owned the company that I worked for called me into the office and said how can you be on our payroll and have your own New York Times ad! This has to stop! And I said but it can't I have orders to ship. And he said well you're fired. And that's how I started my business.

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.