The best and the worst thing about fashion is that anyone can do it. But because fashion can be the most unintellectual thing, you have to turn it in…

- Joseph Altuzarra

I think designers are starting to realize that we're all in the same industry. We're making clothes - we aren't saving the world. I'm not saying that…

- Joseph Altuzarra

When you start a collection, you have to push yourself to limits that may make you uncomfortable.

- Joseph Altuzarra

That's a big part of being a designer now: going out, having dinners, meeting people. Being in an ivory tower, you can feel very removed.

- Joseph Altuzarra

I was not a very popular kid in high school, and I had this idea that the way that I dressed would change how liked I was. It was that kind of Pygmal…

- Joseph Altuzarra

Ballet teaches you how to hold yourself.

- Joseph Altuzarra

There’s a side to me that likes to make clothes for everyday. But I also think of fashion as an escape. It’s like a dream. It shouldn’t always be pra…

- Joseph Altuzarra

My mother has a very chic sense of style, but she also has high expectations for her clothes to be functional and practical.

- Joseph Altuzarra

It's important not to take all this fashion stuff too seriously, and I kind of love the idea of cheesiness.

- Joseph Altuzarra