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 practical and about real life. Sometimes you have to do a piece that has a bit more of a wow - almost like, "I don’t know who’s going to wear that. It’s almost too much." That’s a lot of what fashion is about. Even in an economy that isn’t strong and where it’s important to sell clothes, you have to make things that let people dream a little, you know?
When you start a collection, you have to push yourself to limits that may make you uncomfortable. - Joseph Altuzarra
When you start a collection, you have to push yourself to limits that may make you uncomfortable.
- 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
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…
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
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…
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
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…
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
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.
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
My mother has a very chic sense of style, but she also has high expectations for her clothes to be functional and practical.
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
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…
It's important not to take all this fashion stuff too seriously, and I kind of love the idea of cheesiness. - Joseph Altuzarra
It's important not to take all this fashion stuff too seriously, and I kind of love the idea of cheesiness.
Ballet teaches you how to hold yourself. - Joseph Altuzarra
Ballet teaches you how to hold yourself.
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