A biography for Anna Suihasn’t been written yet.
“I never intended being a business person I wanted to be a fashion designer.”
“I think that fashion has become such a big business and with globalization we are on new territory at this point. We are not just designing for a country we are designing for a world now.”
“When I look at designer books I am sometimes puzzled why they don't share their inspiration, when it's obvious somebody had such great inspiration.”
“When punk really started to happen, it was a reaction against the disco craze of the time.”
“I always say the next big thing will happen in unexpected places - up and coming cities that aren't necessarily boom markets.”
“To me, fashion is like a mirror. It's a reflection of the times. And if it doesn't reflect the times, it's not fashion. Because people aren't gonna be wearing it.”
“No one has ever found a solution for not doing a fashion show.”
“When I was starting, there were wool mills in the U.S. that could make you anything. The U.S. used to produce the most beautiful cotton denim in the world. Now all that is gone.”
“To me if you're going have a show, it should be a show. It should be entertaining and take you on a journey.”
“Nothing's faster than the Internet.”
“I have a big responsibility to my licenses. All my licenses draw from and take ideas from the runway.”
“I just love the whole idea of conversational prints.”
“I wanted to be a designer since I was a kid, and I was always attracted to the way rock stars dressed and the way their girlfriends dressed. I always thought that they were the most interesting people.”
“Well, my whole thing is that I'm kind of like a show-off!”
“There are always different influences each season. It could be a person, it could be a piece of furniture; it depends on what I'm obsessing about.”