Chris Benz

Growing up in Seattle, I was always that kid who didn't subscribe to what everyone else was wearing. ”

I feel like everyone should dye their hair a weird color. If you hate it, you can just dye it back. ”

I remember watching 'The Carol Burnett Show' with my parents as a kid. All those weird outfits she wore, like turtlenecks and long skirts, really stayed in my head. ”

I have specific playlists for arrivals in different cities. Tokyo skews new wave, Paris more jazz, and New York is Top 40. ”

I think Seattle has a great sort of luxury and comfort sensibility, which I oftentimes think is lost in fashion for fashion's sake. ”

I particularly like Facebook because it straddles the gap between seeing people and not seeing them. ”

The best part of fashion is the interns - having them or being one. ”

I have no problem with being underdressed. ”

I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, where it's all about being comfortable. I try to bring that undercurrent to what I do. It's great to have beautiful, dressed-up clothes that still feel casual. ”

Life in New York is one of succumbing to a tidal wave of control and direction, of numbing oneself to emotion. ”