![]() Why do you think fashion from that era always comes back around? What made it so timeless? It was an amazing time to be in New York! I had my first fashion show at Studio 54, which was actually just after the club opened, and it became such a success so quickly that when I went back to pay the bill they told me I couldn’t come in. Take us back to your Studio 54 days! What were they like? They tell me it empowered them and they even got the job! That is such an honor for me. Well I know I am associated with the tube top, which I helped popularize, as well as many of the disco dresses I made in the ’70s, but so many women still come up to me and tell me they wore one of my suits from the ’80s and ’90s to their first job interview. I was ambitious but I also had nothing to lose when I started and I was really driven by, and for, my family.įor younger readers, can you tell us about what styles originally put you on the map? And a balanced life: balance at work, balance at home. What qualities and traits in yourself are you most proud of?Ĭompassion and the ability to help people.įamily. Be true to yourself and the goals you set for yourself. But don’t let other people define your idea of success. No matter where you are in life, you can achieve and dream and make it to the top if that’s what you want. You have to believe that anything is possible. Yes, absolutely! I think it’s much harder now, but all kinds of fashion businesses are opening and if you are willing to work, you have what the consumer wants, work hard, and have passion and a dream, then you can achieve anything. You very much achieved the fabled American Dream! Do you think it’s still possible for designers arriving today? The more success I had the more I could help my family and change the direction of our lives. But I was really driven by, and for, my family. If you had to boil your success down to three or four ‘ingredients’-what would they be?Ĭompassion, hard work, kindness, and surrounding yourself with the best people. I knew the moment I got to America that I wanted to stay, which was a huge motivator and became a dream for me. ![]() To be a pilot! When I got out of school in Israel I even joined the air force. When you were a child, what was your biggest dream? It made me realize how lucky I am to have experienced this life and to have been able to go from being without shoes to dressing all of these beautiful people.Įlie and Christie Brinkley (Courtesy of Elie Tahari) I have to say, I was nervous about it but I loved watching the final cut. I sat for several interviews and was so honored and grateful that friends like Fern Mallis, Nicole Miller, Melissa Rivers and Dennis Basso, among others, agreed to appear and said such lovely things about me. We gave the very talented director/producer David Sereno full access to our digital and video archives, so I wasn’t really involved in the process. What was your favorite part of the process? I’m very proud of the final film, but what I’m most proud of is that my kids will now know my story, which will hopefully be an inspiration for them as much as I hope it will be for others. Every once in a while people told me that they thought my life story would make a great movie, but I never thought about a documentary. I actually never really thought about it! I haven’t spent a lot of time looking back on my life and career. Why did the time feel right to share your story in documentary format? ![]() Feeling inspired after the doc, we had to get the story straight from the horse’s mouth! Currently enjoying its run around various film festivals, it charts how Tahari went from sleeping on a bench in Central Park to setting the tone for fashion trends just a few short years later. And as such, it’s fitting that his incredible ascent to becoming a household name designer is the subject of an award-winning new documentary, The United States of Elie Tahari. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.Elie Tahari has the type of backstory that makes for an engrossing movie script, having moved to New York City in 1971 from his native Israel with a mere $100 in his pocket. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. ![]() US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account ![]()
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