85 Quotes by Christian Siriano

I'm not a fan of underdressing, I think it's better to be overdressed than underdressed.

My first retailer was Saks Fifth Avenue. I didn't even know how to ship a box to a retailer. Like, how do you pack it? How do you send it to make sure it gets on the floor? You figure it out as you go along.

I think a lot of women aren't really sure about their bodies, so they don't always get their fit right, whether it's too tight and too sexy or way oversized and doesn't show figure at all.

I don't really buy expensive clothes. I love good bags!

We sell in Moda Operandi, which, if you don't know what it is, it's a beautiful luxury site that does pre-trunk shows for designer collections. We got them to change their algorithm online to go up to a size 24.

I hate the terminology of 'costume' because my clothes are not costumes at all. I think they're high fashion, avant-garde, and more couture, definitely, and yes, some of my pieces are not particularly wearable, but I wouldn't say they're costumes, I'd say they're more couture.

When you're an adult designer, you're either running a business, or you're helping someone else's business run. Either way, that's a lot of pressure.

That's how I started. I moved to New York City, and I was a makeup artist.

I'm really not into casual clothes for a cocktail party. I like to see fun people, having fun, in fun clothes.