- Hi, my name is Isaac Mizrahi,

and I have so many memories of Sesame Street.

I was maybe a little bit too old

to be watching it when it was on,

but I did watch it, for years and years and years.

And so, some point in 2003, I met Elmo, actually met him.

He came to my studio, and I took measurements of him,

and we did a segment for my talk show.

And the whole theme of the segment

was the idea that I was making him a tuxedo

for some form of gala.

- (giggles) Elmo's friend Isaac Mizarahi

designed this suit for Elmo.

- Wow, you know, that's amazing.

- Yeah!

- He's one of the top designers in the world, you know.

- I made Elmo a tuxedo,

and it was the most fabulous kind of dream come true for me,

because I had been watching it for all these years,

I was sort of an amateur puppeteer.

And it was just a great reward in my life.

And so, for that memory, I would like to say thank you.

And happy 50th anniversary to Sesame Street.

(upbeat acoustic music)

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