Joseph Altuzarra Quotes

In fashion we're lucky, we make dreams come true.

If it's not there in fashion, fantasize it.

Every day, I like to make hats that make people dream.

When I approach a collection, I never think too much about myself, because doing fashion and being a designer, you need to dream. Of course, there's always a part of myself. I'm always wearing what I'm doing. I'm not a party girl, but when I have the opportunity to go out and dance and be crazy for a night, that's the fall/winter collection.

Writing is flying in dreams. When you remember. When you can. When it works. It's that easy.

I made clothes because I was looking for something that didn't exist. I had to try to create my own world.

For me, couture is the kingdom of imagination, creativity and experimentation, and this is how I approach it. I do, however, remain pragmatic and realistic.

Dreaming in public is an important part of our job description.

If I see a fashion show with literal influences, it doesn't make me think any more. It doesn't make me dream.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

That was the appealing thing about comics: There literally is no budget in comics. You're only limited by your imagination.

I was 26 when I invented the wrap dress. It was just a nothing little printed dress made out an jersey, and before I know it, I lived an American Dream making more than 25,000 dresses a week.

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

I don't design clothes, I design dreams.

I believe that anything in this world is fair game for a creative exercise.

I like forms that are flexible, that can let you feel creative.

Imagination should always be treasured, even when it's slightly off-key.

I love modeling because I get to see everything that inspires me. Then I go home and sketch.

I really want to be creative. I want to innovate. I want to be innovative, and I want to do things that are different.

I've realised that when fashion is really good and really challenges and takes a risk, it is incredibly artistically powerful. It makes people dream.

Creative instinct is personal.

I think I wanted to be a storyteller because I had a very active dream life. My life was boring, and I dreamed about a life bigger than my own. I've always just been that person, from my earliest memories at age 2.

Dream by making and make by dreaming.

Like the adolescent, the artist is a dreamer and a revolutionary; like the adolescent, he often finds his accomplishment inadequate to his imaginings. But his dream, setting him apart, helps him to escape the burden of the real.

I just want to be as creative as I possibly can.