Russia is a place of great culture. If you've read Tolstoy's "War and Peace", Dostoyevsky, Pushkin, Chekhov...the culture of the great Russian literature is amazing. The human narrative you get out of "War and Peace" is universal.

People love fashion exhibits because they can fantasize. They can respond to a dress even if they can never wear a dress like that.

I just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don't want to see skyscrapers.

Snooki and Honey Boo Boo. These are big celebrities in the U.S. You want to throw up.

Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career.

I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism.

You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you're disconnected. You have to realize that fashion is not the endgame.