“I came into fashion at a time when people were looking for a space for...” — Alex Consani Quote

I came into fashion at a time when people were looking for a space for diversity. I've talked to so many of the great trans models like Dominique Jackson and Connie Fleming. Their experiences were so crazy. Hearing how much they had to push the barriers for me to be where I am today, I could never compare my situation to theirs.

I'm friends with a lot of women who are amazing at their job, but they're pushed to the side. I'm blessed to be on the stage to talk about it and I'm happy that my voice is being heard when we talk about the need for change.

I've always been surrounded by love. My parents recognized when I was happy. Parents know when their children are happy. And I was always happy when I was being given the space to be in my gender euphoria.

You don't need to be messing with your skin barrier when you're 15.

Everybody talks about tariffs as the first thing. Tariffs are the last thing. Tariffs are part of the negotiation. The real trick is going to be increase American exports. Get rid of some of the tariff and non-tariff barriers to American exports.

Art is universal. When works of art become classics, it is because they transcend geographical boundaries, racial barriers and time.

The Supreme Court 2013 ruling that gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act set in motion what many feared: the subjection of minorities, seniors, and low-income Americans to unfair, punitive barriers preventing them from exercising their most basic right as American citizens.

I think it's the responsibility of a designer to try to break rules and barriers.