I think that because I'm overweight, [my] fantasy was lightness. So I project my fantasy to the clothes, and now all I do is light, light clothes because it's the one thing I don't have. That is why I'm too afraid to lose weight because then I might make heavy clothes.

I love women. I get along with women more than men, and I have more women friends.

I am always trying to put myself inside: Every dress I do, I think, 'If I were a woman, would I wear it?'

All the young people in fashion worship the people who have been around a long time. I think it is about keeping something going through the generations. Take my work: Just because I'm not 20 anymore doesn't mean that people don't appreciate what I do.

When a woman's clothes are in harmony with her emotions, she shines from within.

Run away from laziness; work hard. Touch intuition and listen to the heart, not marketing directors. Dream.

In fashion we're lucky, we make dreams come true.