I thought I would attend school and get an assistant position and work my way up but being in NY and seeing the pace of everything, is very inspiring.

There's a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I'm more interested in making clothes that women can afford.

No one ever taught me, and I never had formal classes in pattern making, so I was like, Okay, I'll just drape, and I'll sew as I pin it.

Take people's advice and guidance in the beginning, but always follow your instincts first

I always say that I'm really inspired by mistakes and things that kind of go wrong.

My mom would take me to restaurants, and the first thing I'd ask for would be a pen and a napkin, and I'd sketch shoes and shoes and shoes.

When I decided to launch my first knitwear line, it was because I saw a void in the basics category. The editors were always looking for cool, fashion-forward tees and sweaters. So that's where I started.