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I am not really brand-conscious; I pick out clothes that appeal to me regardless of the label, but I consider my style very American.

- Tadashi Shoji

American, Appeal, Very, Label

Anyone can wear my dresses. They will look good on any figure, no matter what shape you are. I want to celebrate a woman's inner strength, to inspire real women and make them feel confident and beautiful.

- Tadashi Shoji

Strength, Woman, Confident, Real Women

It's a Japanese way of thinking, that I give value for my merchandise. So I don't want to sell unnecessarily expensive dresses and make just 10 or 20 and then feel satisfied. I want to design for real women who can afford my dresses.

- Tadashi Shoji

Thinking, Feel, Japanese, Real Women

I do not discriminate about size. I design dresses to accentuate a woman's positives, whether you are a size 0 or a size 3X.

- Tadashi Shoji

Woman, About, Accentuate, Discriminate

There's almost a T-shirt feeling to wearing my evening dresses.

- Tadashi Shoji

Dresses, Wearing, Almost, Evening

So many designers only sketch and leave pattern-making to others. Pattern-making is important so you know the structure. Then if someone tells me, 'I can't make a pattern from that sketch,' I can tell them, 'I will make it' and then they are quiet. If I can't make it, I don't design it.

- Tadashi Shoji

Pattern, Tell, I Can, Structure

As I get older, I find that wearing bright colors cheers me up.

- Tadashi Shoji

Find, Get, Wearing, Older

I like quiet. No television cameras. I'm not the Hollywood type.

- Tadashi Shoji

Television, Hollywood, Like, Cameras

Don't wear dresses that are too tight. A size number is just a number. If the fit is comfortable, it will look more elegant.

- Tadashi Shoji

Will, More, Wear, Size

Time flies so quick. I remember my second year in business when Bullocks Wilshire did a whole window of my white dresses. I was so excited, I went there at night and took pictures.

- Tadashi Shoji

I Remember, Flies, Quick, Window

Using a forecasting company is like going to a fortune-teller. If you believe the company and the color does not sell, who do you blame? The forecasters? No, you blame yourself.

- Tadashi Shoji

Color, Like, Using, Blame

Everyone thinks the fashion business is so glamorous. It's completely the opposite.

- Tadashi Shoji

Business, Everyone, Opposite, Glamorous

Am I famous in Japan? I don't know, and I don't really think of myself in that way.

- Tadashi Shoji

Myself, Think, Famous, Japan

I design to make women feel confident and beautiful.

- Tadashi Shoji

Beautiful, Design, Feel, Confident

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