[...] "Miss Sutherland and her husband arrived at my salon. I came in to welcome them, and was impressed by her presence. As we said hello, her six-foot frame towered over me. She had a delightful smile and a twinkle in her eye, and her bright red hair was a wonderful frame for her creamy white skin. We began to chat about when and where she would perform. I was really flabbergasted. Here was this tall, redheaded Brünhilde type girl standing beside me. 'What would you like me to design for you?' 'A black dress with a neckline not too low and long sleeves, you know, just nice, simple and black,' Sutherland replied. 'But you have such extraordinary coloring. Why would you want me to do a boring black dress?' 'Well, because it would make me look thinner, smaller, you know, not so big,' she responded. 'But you’re enormous! I could never make you look smaller. No, we will make you look bigger, grander, bolder. We will make you look stupendous!' You can tell I was very brash and young at the time, or I never would have dared say such a thing. Sutherland and Bonynge laughed. And I laughed, embarrassed by my boldness. But still, I found she had a great sense of humor. And that quality was wonderful, made her easier to work with, and such fun for young designer." [...] Arnold Scaasi, fashion designer.
