There comes a time in your life when you focus solely on what you believe is right, regardless of what everybody else is doing.

Animals fascinate me because you can find a force, an energy, a fear that also exists in sex.

These beautiful models were walking around in the room, and then suddenly this woman who wouldn’t be considered beautiful was revealed. It was about trying to trap something that wasn’t conventionally beautiful to show that beauty comes from within.

There is no better designer then nature

I can't get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it's just crass.

There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. (But) I always remember that it's the fantasy, the artistic side, that makes customers want to buy the straightforward black pants.

What I do is look at ancient African tribes, and the way they dress. The rituals of how they dress. . . . There's a lot of tribalism in the collections.