Zac Posen

Zachary E. "Zac" Posen (/zæk ˈpzən/; born October 24, 1980) is an American fashion designer.

Early life

Posen was born and raised to a Jewish family in New York City, residing in the SoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan. He is the son of Susan (née Orzack), a corporate lawyer, and Stephen Posen, an artist. His interest in fashion design started early, and as a child he would steal yarmulkes from his grandparents' synagogue to make ball dresses for dolls.

He attended Saint Ann's School, a private school in Brooklyn and in his sophomore year interned with fashion designer Nicole Miller. At age 16 he enrolled in the pre-college program at Parsons The New School for Design. He graduated from Saint Ann's in 1999. For three years, Posen was mentored by curator Richard Martin at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. At age 18, he was accepted into the womenswear degree program at London's Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design at the University of the Arts London. In 2001, Posen constructed a gown entirely made from thin leather strips and dressmaker hooks and eyes that was displayed by the Victoria and Albert Museum and featured in their "Curvaceous" exhibition.

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Famous quotes by Zac Posen:

"You look fabulous. And you smell great too."
"When you do femininity and it is a bit hard, then it is a bit '80s."
"So many people are following fashion now. It's become fashion-tainment."
"I want to be a major force."
"I started cooking out of middle school depression."
"I love creative people."
"I have so many fashion mistakes, but that's part of being in fashion. I think the people that you see make the most mistakes are usually the best dressers."
"I don't believe in one ideal beauty."
"Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life."
"Fashion is killing women's body image of themselves."
"I am totally unattached to material items."
"Listen, I'm not a rich kid. I'm a cultured kid; I'm very rich in culture."
"There's not one major greatest influence on my career. It would be film and great artists and great imagineers - Jim Henson, Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, people who understand the joy of the imagination."
"I have a garden, and I collect different heirloom seeds from different neighbors."
"I'm quite a tuxedo junkie, I collect them all year round."
"People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable."
"There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there."
"The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes."
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Kristin Davis reveals Sarah Jessica Parker is ‘still mad’ about her ‘Sex and the City’ ...

New York Post 07 Feb 2025
Sarah is like still mad about it.” ... 9 ... HBO 9 ... 9 ... 9 ... 9 ... 9 ... 9 ... Davis also revealed that her black Zac Posen gown dubbed the “Black Swan,” which she wore to Carrie’s wedding, is one of her favorite ensembles from the franchise.

Swanky, secular Shabbat parties keep popping up in NYC

Jewish Telegraph Agency 07 Feb 2025
... to a Shabbat dinner,” said Marc Karimzadeh, the editorial and communications director at the CFDA, who helped organize the New York event, which drew Jewish designers like Zac Posen and Batsheva Hay.
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