118 Quotes by Jason Wu

Designers have always shown outlandish and exuberant clothes, but that hasn't always translated to the streets.

That's the fun thing about fashion: it changes. One day, we're into short, the next we're into full length for day, or half short and long.

A perfectly fitted sheath dress that can take you from day to night is something that every woman should have in her closet. You can't go wrong with black, but a little bit of color is nice. I love a lot of color, personally. You can accessorize a sheath dress. Look at how Michelle Obama accessorizes clothes to make them her own.

I made a rule not to be on reality shows.

I never thought of myself as being limited to fashion. I'm a designer, and if you have a vision, you can apply that to anything.

I love a little bit of glamour and I love tall girls.

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.

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."

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.