“I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, where it's all about being comfort...” — Chris Benz Quote

“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.”

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

“I love how New York as an idea is less a paradigm of manifest destiny and more a romance for the social orphans of the world. We live here to be among the towers and the crowds.”

“That's the thing, when you play younger characters they're always less casual. You're hungrier or more naive. Those things wane in time.”

“I love vintage shopping, but my secret spot for great tees and casual stuff is Trico Field. They have the cutest kids' clothes, too!”

“Rap and spoken word have reawakened the country to poetry in itself. Texting and Twitter encourage creative uses of casual language, in ways I have celebrated widely. But we've fallen behind on savoring the formal layer of our language.”