"I like playing with fashion and bending the "rules," or what was "rules" - there are no rules anymore, you know? Fashion is way bigger than that and it's about wearing what you want and wearing what makes you feel comfortable and what makes you feel confident."
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"What's the point in fashion if nobody can wear it?"
"I do not believe in a label on a shirt or a dress should tell me that I can't wear a T-shirt or a pant because it should say "women's"or "men's" on it, you know? That's just not how it should work."
"I think that's a really cool thing about my line. There are so many sets, but you can literally mix and match everything with everything."
"I just wanted it to be me."
"When I'm on a red carpet I want somebody to feel something when they look at what I'm wearing, when they look at the entire ensemble, whether it be nostalgia or excitement, you know?"
"I wanted individuals who were clearly themselves and I just got to put some clothes on them, but they basically came "done," you know? How they feel comfortable. I just wanted them to walk down the streets of New York and I said, "You know what? Don't even pose, just walk and we'll take pictures.""
"That's what is really cool about this whole new wave of makeup artistry and people on Instagram and YouTube: It's about doing it for yourself and experimenting. People don't wear makeup to impress people or because they'll be seen in public. It's more of a hobby now, just because it's fun."
"I want a lot of young people to see me in my working environment. I want them to see me being a good person while also running a business. I want young people to aspire to that."
"My older sister is a working mom. She's busy. She chooses to spend money on her children. But she should be able to afford a good shoe for herself."
"Well, I would say that Shake It Up was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing."
"I think a lot of women can see themselves in me and a lot of people in general are empowered by seeing someone wear what they want, do what they want, maybe get criticism or get praise, whatever, but still continue to wear and do what they want. I think that a lot of people need that."
"Other than the obvious, like Cher and Diana Ross, I actually find a lot of inspiration from time periods. So it's not necessarily people, it's the essence of the time period, whether it be the '90s or the '70s or the '40s. The specific time and what vibe it gave you, what the emotion of that time was, and trying to get that emotion again."
"I've done so much stuff and it's all so different."
"I get to represent a lot of different types of women because of my ability to transform into these different people."
"I'm very inspired by a lot of things from the past, from Cher to Diana Ross."
"I think that I get to represent different types of beauty that [are] not just my own."
"You can shop the clothing line from the app and everybody who subscribes gets 15% off everything. It's a closer look into my life, what I'm like, what I do. I like to make people laugh, so a lot of the content is me being a doofus, which is who I am."
"I wanted something that was really well-made but also still hitting a price point that's tangible and logical for average people - that's who I want to cater to."
"[My fashion] line is inspired by real people, so I guess you could say it was listening to them, what they need, what they want and then translating that into coming from me."