“Always, when I get onto horseback, I'm kind of terrified of being up there.” Quote by George Blagden
“I woke up one day and I was like, "I don't have anything to save for myself for the future." That's when I started archiving things. I take four or five things that are really key to each collection, and I restore them or, in some cases, remake parts of them, and archive them.” CasesFiveFourKeysOne DayCollectionsRemakesArchives Author:Jason Wu
“I've worked a lot of historical stuff back in Sweden and there's always conflict with horses. I get a bit paranoid when I'm on them, and they can sense that and they get a bit paranoid. It ends up in this bad spiral where I don't want to be on them, and they don't want me on their backs.” WantEndsStuffBitsConflictHorseHistoricalWant MeParanoidSpiralsSweden Author:George Blagden
“I realized the importance of archiving. So I save key pieces from my collections, as well as any red-carpet things that become iconic. I always ask for that stuff back. I'm like, "It's going in my archives."” WellsAsksStuffPiecesKeysRedImportanceI RealizedCollectionsCarpetIconicRed CarpetArchives Author:Jason Wu
“I think a beautiful dress on the wrong woman could mean nothing. It has to be the right woman and the right clothes. That's why you need that personal touch. I mean, that's why I went into this business to begin with.” ThinkingNeedsMeanBeautifulClothesDressesBeautiful DressPersonal Touch Author:Jason Wu
“I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism.” PatriotismNationalismPatriotism And Nationalism Author:Michael Ignatieff
“This is the hardest thing I've ever done, being in fashion business, because that's what it is at the end of the day, a business, and you have to make sure it works.” EndsDoneFashionHardestThe End Of The DayHardest ThingFashion Business Author:Jason Wu
“In the '80s, I was the only one who didn't watch the shows about teenagers. I had to go over to friends' houses to see them. I still don't have a TV!” StillsShowsHouseWatchesTvsTeenager80s Author:Clemence Poesy
“I think it's really important to make things your own in your voice. I started when I was 23, and in the beginning of my career, there was this expectation of a young designer being edgier, cooler, more downtown. But I was never that person.” ThinkingPersonsImportantYoungVoiceCareersExpectationsDesignerDowntown Author:Jason Wu
“The polishedness and the sophistication were what I was interested in. I mean, give me a polka dot, a floral print, a pleated dress, a big fur coat, that was always my language, and it wasn't very "in" when I was starting out, so I had a difficult time in the beginning.” GivingMeanBigsLanguageDifficultGive MeDressesStartingPrintCoatsDifficult TimesFurDotsSophisticationStarting OutFur CoatsPolkaPolka Dots Author:Jason Wu
“What I was interested in wasn't popular and young, but I never really deviated from doing it. I just decided that I was going to go full force into exactly what I wanted. I think there's a certain comfort that comes with age and experience, and when I got that, I think my work got better.” ThinkingAgeWantedYoungCertainForceComfortDecidedAge And Experience Author:Jason Wu