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 you focus on the consumer, the consumer responds.

Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family.

I think everyone shares a fear of failure-that you're only as good as your most recent collection.

Designing a product and understanding how it filters through into the market and into the rest of the company is very important to me.

If you're designing out of a purely creative place, not thinking of the girl, then the consumer's not going to take notice.

I never really did sports growing up. Maybe that's why they intrigue me. The technology that goes into that clothing is steps ahead, so it's always been something I look towards.