Fashion is not always about what's new, it's also about what's good. And I think if you need to see what's good, you have to be there.

If you take something out of the freezer, it's cold, but what happens when it melts? It's a cool party, a cool person, a cool collection. What does that mean? I'm more interested in things that are uncool, things that have a certain individuality, a certain soul, a certain longevity, emotion, fragility.

Fashion is not about before, it’s not about after, it’s about now

I think fashion is about longevity and doing your work. It isn't about winning or losing. It's about process, keeping it going.

I think 'modesty' is a beautiful word today - and a beautiful attitude.

I don’t take drugs because if I did I’d love them–I’d be a junkie. And because I’m Jewish, I’d probably be a dealer, too.

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