Designer Q&A: Fun Facts About Your Favorite Designers

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Updated Feb 27, 2015 @ 11:32 am
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Designer Q&A: Fun Facts About Your Favorite Designers

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Isaac Mizrahi

Henry S. Dziekan III/Getty

TYPICAL BEDTIME

I don’t have a typical bedtime. The earlier I get to sleep, the better chance I have to get any sleep.

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Isaac Mizrahi

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GO-TO KARAOKE SONG

"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.

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Isaac Mizrahi

Jimi Celeste/Sipa; Shaun Mader/Sipa

FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW

"Dirty Love" by Johnny Weir and "Jealous of My Boogie" by RuPaul.

STYLE CRUSH
Johnny Weir.

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Isaac Mizrahi

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CURRENTLY READING

The Autobiography of Mark Twain

. It’s so good!

FAVORITE TV SHOW
The Good Wife.

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Isaac Mizrahi

Steve Gorton/Getty

FAVORITE GADGET

A jar. You can do so much with a jar; you can make vinaigrette in a jar and you can pickle things in a jar. Jars are the best.

LAST GOOGLED
Mark Morris. I needed some information about a show that he did in the nineties.

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Isaac Mizrahi

Pete Turner/Getty

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT

Beach Hampton, Long Island.

LAST PURCHASE
A coffee maker at Williams & Sonoma, which I think I will return.

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Isaac Mizrahi

Andrea Bricco/Getty

FAVORITE DRINK

Iced Yerba Mate.

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Isaac Mizrahi

Beth Galton/Getty

ONE PHRASE TO DESCRIBE FALL FASHION

Cake.

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Donna Karan

Ben Hider/Getty

TYPICAL BEDTIME

2 a.m.

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Donna Karan

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FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW

"Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes.

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Donna Karan

Michael Ochs Archives/Corbis

GO-TO KARAOKE SONG

"Jolene" by Dolly Parton.

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT
Too many to name!

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Donna Karan

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CURRENTLY READING

Nemesis

by Philip Roth and My Name Is Charles Saatchi and I am an Artoholic by Charles Saatchi.

LAST PURCHASE
A chair.

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Donna Karan

Christian Weber/Showtime/Everett

FAVORITE TV SHOW

Dexter

.

FAVORITE DRINK
Water.

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Donna Karan

Courtesy of Apple"

FAVORITE GADGET

iPhone.

STYLE CRUSH
French Vogue editor Emmanuelle Alt.

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Donna Karan

Everett

LAST GOOGLED

Romy Schneider.

ONE PHRASE TO DESCRIBE FALL FASHION
Street chic.

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Jason Wu

Chance Yeh/PatrickMcMullan.com/Sipa

TYPICAL BEDTIME

2 a.m.

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Jason Wu

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FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW

“Standing on the Shore” by Empire of the Sun.

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Jason Wu

Mitchell Haaseth/NBC/Everett

GO-TO KARAOKE SONG

“Independent Women” by Destiny's Child.

FAVORITE TV SHOW
Outsourced.

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Jason Wu

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CURRENTLY READING

Just Kids

by Patti Smith.

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Jason Wu

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FAVORITE GADGET

iPad.

LAST GOOGLED
Fried chicken recipe.

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Jason Wu

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FAVORITE VACATION SPOT

Jose Ignacio in Uruguay.

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Jason Wu

Courtesy of Canvas

LAST PURCHASE

Pomegranate candles from Canvas.

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Jason Wu

David Kressler/Getty

FAVORITE DRINK

White Cosmo from New York restaurant DBGB.

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Jason Wu

Marc Dimov/Sipa Press

STYLE CRUSH

Diane Kruger.

ONE PHRASE TO DESCRIBE FALL FASHION
Opulent.

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Christian Siriano

SplashNewsOnline.com

TYPICAL BEDTIME

Midnight to 1 a.m.

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Christian Siriano

David Tingey/SplashNewsOnline.com

FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW

"Man Down" by Rihanna.

CURRENTLY READING
Emails!

FAVORITE GADGET
My phone.

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Christian Siriano

Mirrorpix/Everett

GO-TO KARAOKE SONG

Anything Whitney Houston!

FAVORITE TV SHOW
American Pickers and Pawn Stars

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Christian Siriano

iStockPhoto

LAST GOOGLED

Restaurants for dinner.

FAVORITE VACATION SPOT
I never get to take a vacation!

LAST PURCHASE
Fabric for my fall collection.

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Christian Siriano

O.SCHMITT/BABIRAD/SIPA; LORENVU/SIPA

FAVORITE DRINK

Coke with ice or hot peach tea.

STYLE CRUSH
Dita Von Teese. She's always looking fabulous and sexy.

ONE PHRASE TO DESCRIBE FALL FASHION
Iconic.

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Rachel Roy

Nicholas Hunt/PatrickMcMullan.com/Sipa

TYPICAL BEDTIME

A few hours after my girls go to sleep-11 p.m. if I’m lucky.

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Rachel Roy

Steve Granitz/WireImage

FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW

“Only Girl (in the World)” by Rihanna.

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Rachel Roy

John Hayes/AP Photo

GO-TO KARAOKE SONG

“Night Time Is the Right Time” by Ray Charles.

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Rachel Roy

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CURRENTLY READING

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

by Don Miguel Ruiz.

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Rachel Roy

Janet Van Ham/HBO/Everett

FAVORITE TV SHOW

Real Time with Bill Maher

. He is such a genius and so witty. I can watch him over and over.

FAVORITE DRINK
During Fashion Week: BluePrint Cleanse Lemonade with cucumber.

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