Elie Tahari
Elie Tahari
Elie Tahariis an Israeli-Iranian-American luxury fashion designer of luxury ready-to-wear clothing and accessories. His company, is a global luxury lifestyle brand headquartered in New York City with stores located throughout the world...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionDesigner
CountryIsrael
stores comfortable
Financially Im comfortable. But life has a lot more in store for me.
mean succeed homeless
I had to succeed. Failure means I would have to be homeless again.
energy get-back
Whatever energy you put out there, that's the energy you're going to get back.
new-york sex color
New York accepts everybody. It doesn't matter your sex, color, religion. Everybody works together to create a better life.
problem solutions
Don't bring me problems. Bring me solutions.
dream morning loving-what-you-do
Getting up in the morning and loving what you do is a dream come true.
new-york cities firsts
New York. Truly, this is the only city that I feel this energy. Everyone is accepted. This is the first place that I felt open and that I can do everything.
rain dark clouds
It doesn't matter if it's raining and dark. The sun is shining above the clouds.
like-something ifs
If you like something, go for it.
successful feelings feels
I dont walk around feeling like Im successful. I feel like I did well.
fashion new-york culture
I got involved in fashion by accident. When I got to New York, my intention was to have enough money to eat and to stay and I don't have to leave. I just loved New York - the energy, the culture, the freedom.
jobs clothes way
I worked in a boutique after work, my second job, selling women's clothes. And that was a way of not just making money but meeting women. That was very exciting job. I loved that job.
shining true-beauty should
Clothing should be quieter than the woman so that her true beauty can shine through.
israel years shoes
I grew up in different orphanages in Israel, and if they gave me a pair of shoes, a shirt, and pair of pants every year, I was lucky. The rest was handouts, leftover clothes. So I appreciated clothes because I only had one new shirt each year.