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“Style depends more on how you carry yourself in the clothes than the clothes alone, but a killer pair of heels doesn't hurt.”
“Ivanka was relentless and was determined to be the First Daughter Lady and to usurp office space out from under Melania; she wanted to be the only visible female Trump on the premises.”
“I've dedicated my life to being true and honest and I would never take advantage of something.”
“Eleven years at Vogue and not one party crasher, and it won't happen here either.”
“I was not a fashionista. I played Division I basketball. I'm a black belt in karate.”
“Melania's a pragmatist, Melania always - you know, if you can't control people's emotions then why even worry about it. And that's how she lived her life and that is what she stood by every day.”
“I knew Anna Wintour was the editor in chief of Vogue,' I just didn't understand what it meant to wait around to meet with Anna Wintour.”
“I really do think that it's going to be very important that fashion at Lincoln Center becomes a year-round initiative.”
“I live in a lot of Alexander McQueen.”
“Yes, Operation Block Ivanka was petty. Melania was in on this mission. But in our minds, Ivanka shouldn't have made herself the center of attention in her father's inauguration.”
“We need to incorporate fashion into every element and institution, whether it be through designer-lecture series, photography exhibitions, or collaborative efforts between artists and designers.”
“When I met Melania Knauss in 2003, we were both 32 years old and walking the hallways of Vogue. I was working; she was visiting.”
“I witnessed the transformation of Melania from gold plate into twenty-four karat gold. I believed she had the heart to match.”
“My favorite event of the season is the Costume Institute Gala at the Met in May. To that I'll wear custom Vera Wang.”
“If I have time to dash home before an event, I love to swap workwear for something a bit more whimsical.”
“For the record, my personal compensation for my work on the inauguration that I retained was $480,000. That number may seem like a lot. It is a lot.”
“It is my moral obligation to vote for Biden because I do not believe that Trump is a decent person and I believe in my heart that Biden is.”
“Listen, fashion and entertainment is tough, but you see it as it is. You understand what's going on around you.”
“I made a life-changing mistake. I continued working for Melania, and at the White House, even though the environment was toxic, because I believed I could make a difference.”