Zac Posen Quotes

I want to be a major force.

We are living in the time of self-creation and you can become your own star and this is the essential set that it needs to take that selfie that's going to take you to that next place.

Love advice is like life advice, so there are so many elements of that. I think humor, patience, admiration are really important love elements. Love and respect. You have to respect the person that you're going to love, and you have to be confident in yourself and love yourself.

There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there.

For everyday you just need one makeup element. People dress so casual today and we're living in a time where almost anything goes.

In such a fast-paced world, gathering people around a table to share a meal allows everything to slow down. I would ask people to sit at least once a week around a table and just enjoy each other's company. Give them the time to talk, laugh, and fill their bellies. It seems like a small thing, but it can bring so much joy to so many people.

Glamour to the outside world is taking some sense of care in your appearance and should give you inner confidence. You can do a full on look or you can do a 'less is more' look but you want to have those components, those little things that are special to you.

Everybody needs a killer LBD. If you're a woman, you should find that LBD that gives you that extra pep and confidence.

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

My muses were all the incredible, iconic women of glamour in Hollywood that I have worked with over 15 years. Anjelica Huston, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lena Dunham, Viola Davis, Rihanna, Demi Moore ...

There's not one major greatest influence on my career. It would be film and great artists and great imagineers - Jim Henson, Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, people who understand the joy of the imagination.

I am totally unattached to material items.

I am a compulsive and concise shopper.

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

I'm quite a tuxedo junkie, I collect them all year round.

I love creative people.

Fashion is killing women's body image of themselves.

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

I think that paying your bills every month, that's not so glamorous or fun, having a job, or when your child gets sick. That's why when there are those special things, they are even more important and you want them to have a purpose.

The media is constantly redefining what luxury is. Luxury can be a dirty sock if dressed up in the right way.

Listen, I'm not a rich kid. I'm a cultured kid; I'm very rich in culture.

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

I don't believe in one ideal beauty.

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

New York ladies all look immaculate.

I started cooking out of middle school depression.

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

I am a huge believer in social media.

Everybody wants to be a star right now, to be heard, to have a voice, so you have to give the confidence for people to have that ability - and give them the wardrobe to become a star.