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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: 10 Questions for Michael Kors [Watch (HLS stream): 10 Questions for Michael Kors](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4GUMXnHg.m3u8) (5:15)  _Published 2009-09-15. Since 1981, the award-winning fashion designer has created classic American clothing under his own label. He answers reader questions here_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:13 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [TIME_MichaelKors_current](/video/tBuSY8CH/) ### TIME\_MichaelKors\_current [10 Questions for Fashion Designer Prabal Gurung](/video/N3Gj8TfM/) ### 10 Questions for Fashion Designer Prabal Gurung [10 Questions for Jillian Michaels](/video/geUAjcNi/) ### 10 Questions for Jillian Michaels --- ## Transcript >> So, we're here with Michael Kors in his Midtown Manhattan office and we're gonna do 10 Questions for TIME Magazine. Thank you for joining us today, Michael. >> Great to see you. >> What is your biggest inspiration for your upcoming collection? >> Well, I have to say that I always think there's cause and reaction, like where were we coming from and where are we going next. And I kind of felt like fall was this very tough season. And I like that everything got streamlined, but I wanted to find a way to have something that's tough, but at the same time, pretty. So, it's not that I, you know, went to a museum and saw a sculpture and said, " I was all about that sculpture ," or went to a place. This is not a kind of a specific thing to a place, but it's how do you take pretty, and at the same time, make it strong would really be the main kind of focus of the collection. >> Your designs are emblematic of American sportswear. What did you do to cultivate your fashion eye? How did you develop the Kors look? >> I think-- You know, I think that fashion designers are-- we are products of our time and, you know, I grow up. I was a small child in the 60s. I came of age in the 70s. And it really was the revolution of comfort and versatility and mobility. And you know, I grew up with a mom who was very casual and like to look great, but was never dressed up. And so, I think that sportswear just made sense to me, and at the same time, also, I'm very casual. So, intrinsically, even if I'm looking at an evening gown, the gown that turns me on is kind of just an overgrown T- shirt. And so, I think it's the timing and how you grow up. >> Who do you currently admire in the fashion industry? >> I would probably say, you know, one of the people who intrigues me the most is Oscar de la Renta because longevity and kind of reinvention. Fashion is about reinvention and I think Oscar has seen it all and he has managed to reinvent himself consistently and that's something that you've got to take your hat off too. >> What is your favorite article of clothing? >> Oh, a black T- shirt, hands down. I think a black T- Shirt can take you anywhere from the beach to black tie. >> Too many American men fall into the trap of ill- fitting clothing and horrifying shoes. Is there any way to guide more American men to have a more refined approach to their clothes? >> I think the biggest thing that American men don't seem to remember is, like, you need a tailor. So, you know what, look in the three- way mirror and all to your clothes, I think that's the biggest thing. Everyone's clothes are either too big or too small. >> When and why did you decide to go into the fashion business? >> Well, it's an odd thing. There was always the tug of war between show business and fashion. And I took acting lessons when I was a teenager. And when I was around 14, I realized that I couldn't sing and I couldn't dance. And if I became an actor, I would probably be a waiter. And at the end of the day, every time I left acting class, all I wanted to do was go shopping. So, I knew that fashion was really the pull for me. >> What is the most difficult decision you've made in your career thus far? And looking back now, do you regret it? >> I don't regret anything I've done in my career. I think that it's always-- it's a journey and I think that everything you do, if you think that you've arrived and you know everything, then you're cocked. So, regretting even, you know, things that have happened that haven't been great, I don't regret them 'cause-- how do you learn? So, I don't have any regrets. >> What do you consider as a turning point in your career? >> Oh, I've had a few turning points. I would say, probably, the two most important-- if I had to go down to two, my first window is my first season on Fifth Avenue at Bergdorf Goodman. It was just, you know, out of the gate. Just to start out like that was amazing and I think showing a collection in Paris at Celine in the late 90s, we're really-- at that time, no one ever thought American designers would be showing in Paris. And I think we taught the French a few things about how to get dressed comfortably and shapely at the same time. >> What's the greatest satisfaction you've had as a designer? >> I'm kind of-- You know, it's not a singular one. I think I'm satisfied when I see people on the street wearing my designs and they look great in them, you know. So, it's not only the fashion show, you know, and it equates to just-- Does it really work in life ?-- you know, and it could be someone famous and it could be just, you know, a neighbor, woman walking by me. So, whether it's Michelle Obama looking spectacular in Michael Kors for her official portrait or my next door neighbor carrying a handbag and I think the bag looks great and it works for her life. That's when I really think I'm kind of, wow, doing something right. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"10 Questions for Michael Kors","description":"Since 1981, the award-winning fashion designer has created classic American clothing under his own label. He answers reader questions here","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4GUMXnHg/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2009-09-15T22:38:49.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4GUMXnHg.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/4GUMXnHg/","duration":"PT5M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/4GUMXnHg/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```