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Rest is overrated.
Underneath it allYou're naked.
We all walk in different shoes.
In war is it who's right, or who's left?
I've started calling fashion my day job.
Children are cute no matter whose they are.
How you see the world depends on how you look.
I believe much of our lives is about guilt management.
You can change an outfit, you can outfit change, or both.
People don't always read things the way they are intended.
We are trying to speak to the consumer by their lifestyle.
What you stand for is more important than what you stand in.
I don't care as much about politics as about social service.
Twitter is a very powerful platform for adversarial feedback.
I find that people look to personalize their fashion alternatives.
If a brand is relevant anywhere, it's essentially viable everywhere.
The best solution is very much the least expensive and most creative.
Those against same-sex marriage aren't thinking straight (or are they)?
Gay people getting married? Next, they'll be allowed to vote and pay taxes.
The average woman falls in love seven times a year. Only six are with shoes.
A brand today is much more than status. Consumers have to be able to trust it.
When I first fell in love with Maria, it was because she really cares about things.
What's so great about my business is that every day is different than the day prior.
I need to distort not just leather and fabric, but also words. It's a disorder I have.
I never really had long range plans. I take one season at a time, every day at a time.
I named the company Kenneth Cole because I didn't have a lot of time to make up a name.
I love black. Anything black transforms lives in a profound way, particularly for women.
It is great to be known for your shoes. It is even better to be recognized for your soul.
Ads create dialogue, they create conversation, they create attention - that's our objective.
I often say in jest, 'We haven't changed the world but hopefully we've become an accessory.'
What's so great about this industry is that you have to be able to reinvent yourself every day.
My father had a shoe factory in a depressed and rough area of New York City called Williamsburg.
Life in my shoes has gotten me relatively far. Though it's also gotten me into trouble on occasion.
Every season, I take the opportunity to convey a much larger message than just hemlines and trends.
I work out with my trainer at 5 A. M. three times per week and I also skip dessert - most of the time.
I've come to learn that the best time to debate family members is when they have good in their mouths.
My job is to create a business model that's built on a platform that has the ability to change quickly.
When I married Maria, her father was governor at the time, and I was in awe of his progressive message.
My bedroom was my executive office. Buyers came to my apartment and that's where they saw the collections.
I'm also on the Board at Sundance, so I've seen witnessed first hand the power of independent storytelling.
Being the son of a women's shoe factory owner, 'Kinky Boots' resonated with me on so many different levels.
Shoes are by far the most complicated thing to bring to market. It's not just design. You need engineering.
What people are consuming is what things represent. It's people defining themselves through what they wear.
I've come to realize nobody needs what we sell. There's hardly a woman who needs another pair of black shoes.
Finding a way to make a difference is arguably far more defining than any collection I have brought to market.
When you go public, the value equation of your company changes immediately. It is valued on anticipated earnings.
I'm a pragmatist, and I don't like gratuitous fashion - in fact, there's not that much gratuitous anything in my life.
Giving back is something most companies look to do at certain times of the year. We as a company look to do it all year.
When we get up in the morning, what we put on is very much a reflection of how we see the world and how we want it to see us.
This is what I wanted the business to be when I started it: a lot of black, a lot of luxurious materials, and modern styling.