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I realized that my strength was being different.
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There is an excitement about having nightmares.
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With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer.
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I never wanted to be on a pedestal.
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I can't wear a little makeup. I have to wear a lot of makeup or no makeup.
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My customer isn't wrapped up in labels and money.
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A good use for me is to let me go away with my sewing machine and come back with some really new stuff.
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Accessories design is one of the most creative categories. It's like cooking, like decorating, because it involves the person. They have to choose, and they have to figure out how to wear it and to mix it based on their style.
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I hate to say it, but the truth is that the upscale line is where I get respect as a designer. The higher the price range, the higher the respect level from the industry, even though it's much easier to make a great $500 dress than a great $100 dress.
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Real success is being totally indulgent about your own trip. You put your blinders on about the garbage and go full speed ahead.
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I'm not the type of person who dwells too much on bad things.
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I used to design for my body, which was flat-chested with big hips. That's why my clothes were tight on top with full skirts.
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If it hadn't been for the rise of the working woman's wardrobe, I never would have found the time to sneak a kid in.
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Oh, I love the kids more than any other age group. I hate to say that, but new life is with new kids, you know? They're the future. The sheer fact that they're young and eager, that's what makes them rule.
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Celebrate the idea that you don't fit in. Find your own fit. Stay unique.
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In the '60s, I'd wear three pairs of eyelashes. Now they make them that thick, but back then they didn't, so you had to kind of build your own.
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I just did what I loved - flowers and rock n' roll. Pretty and punk. I was largely inspired by my dancing school classes and costumes.
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I would've been a really good costume designer because, basically, my clothes were like costumes, and I wanted to be a dancer, so there's all of that tulle and color.
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I've always been a little off, but it's worked really well for me, and it still works. After so many years, you have a look, you become a brand, la la la.
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My makeup hasn't really changed since the 1960s!
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I remember in 2004, I had three gorgeous transgender models on the runway. That was my strength, in a way. That I did what I thought was gonna work, and I never paid attention to the industry's rules.
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My favorite song will always be 'Layla' by Derek and the Dominos, because my granddaughter was named after it.
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I don't feel comfortable without my makeup on. I've got to have my lipstick! I just don't feel like the same person, and I don't like the way I look without makeup.
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As long as I look good, I'm very happy - and as long as I look consistently me.
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