Zac Posen

I think that maybe growing up and being dyslexic early on, the visual quality of cookbooks specifically was something very enticing to me.

For me, I'll unwind at the end of the day by soaking in Epsom salts. It's the routine I prefer for coming down after crazy days.

When I first got to Brooks Brothers, my mom told me she remembered how upsetting it was trying to find professional clothes in the eighties. Suits would either be over-stylized or frumpy, so she said, 'Make sure it's tailored properly.'

The way I cut my clothing... it is about empowerment and loving the curves of the body.

You can't market or commercialize feminism as an entity. One has to be careful. I aim to be about powerful women in my clothing.

There are issues that are being questioned that are fundamentally upsetting to me, deeply: immigration, funding for the arts, Planned Parenthood, and women's rights. These are just issues that are very close to my heart, and I use my own private voice and funds to fight for them and in support of them.

Fashion is killing women's body image of themselves.

Since the beginning of my career, I have publicly dressed and represented women of all sizes, of all colors. And that's a big part of who I am and what I want to give to the world.

To me, the more dialogue amongst creative types, the better. It keeps people on their toes, and competition is healthy.

I'm definitely planning ahead for a brand that spans the universe - a Zac Posen universe.

Some of the best kitchen discoveries come about through total kitchen disasters.

The practice of patience in crafting and process is a virtue that needs to come back.