Chris Benz Quotes

I'd call my work 'instinctual design.' I like to find the spirit of a piece that defies time, age, and occasion. My clothes give the wearer the chance to develop their own voice within a wardrobe, and I think of them as curators of their personal style.

I feel like everyone should dye their hair a weird color. If you hate it, you can just dye it back.

I always knew I wanted to start my own line. Nights and weekends, I would work on my business plan.

Life in New York is one of succumbing to a tidal wave of control and direction, of numbing oneself to emotion.

I particularly like Facebook because it straddles the gap between seeing people and not seeing them.

I'm always inspired by all of my friends. I aspire to make clothes that my friends would want to wear, that they would gravitate towards anyway.

I remember watching 'The Carol Burnett Show' with my parents as a kid. All those weird outfits she wore, like turtlenecks and long skirts, really stayed in my head.

I went to Parsons. American sportswear was my education, and that is what is important to me.

Let me tell you, I'm not sure if America runs on donuts, but I sure do! Nothin' like a little simple sugar icing to get the blood pumping at 9:00 A.M.

I often feel like Facebook is a giant friend portfolio, and sometimes it can be a much more socially appropriate way of contacting a person as compared with texting or telephone. And never mind the fact that it's integrated into the iPhone. Makes me crazy in a super good way.

As a designer looking to the future, you don't want to get lost in the archives.

I think Seattle has a great sort of luxury and comfort sensibility, which I oftentimes think is lost in fashion for fashion's sake.

Growing up in Seattle, I was always that kid who didn't subscribe to what everyone else was wearing.

Designers and musicians are primed to keep thinking forward. Once an album or collection launches, you can only think about doing the next one.