Extraordinary Kiwis - Trelise Cooper

I'm just proud of her for everything that she's done — that she can still manage us as a family and such a huge business, and still keep a sane head.

– Jasper Cooper, on his mother Trelise Cooper's success, in part one

We work in an industry that is very fast and furious — everybody works fast. They walk fast, talk fast, and they work fast. There used to have times where we would have a cyclic downturn. We don't have that anymore. We're always on the go.

– Trelise Cooper on the fast pace of the fashion industry, in part two of this documentary

I think you get to the top by being determined, by not giving up when the going gets tough; and also by having a point of difference; and by not settling for something being okay . . . you can look at something and you can say, 'yeah there's nothing wrong with it'. But I need to look at something and go 'there's everything right about it'.

– Trelise Cooper on her perfectionist design philosophy, in part two of this documentary

You get one opportunity as a designer to get it right in that fitting room, and so you have to be rigorous.

– Trelise Cooper in part three of this documentary

As a family, we're immensely proud of her. We always knew she had the talent to get where she is, but I think the nice thing about Trelise is that she's never forgotten where she came from.

– Jack Cooper on his wife Trelise Cooper's success, in part three of this documentary