When I was a young boy, growing up in Durham, North Carolina, the women in my family were truly passionate about their clothes; nothing was more beautiful to me than women dressing with the utmost, meticulous attention to accessories, shoes, handbags, hats, coats, dresses and gloves to attend Sunday church services.

On 9/11, that morning, I was in a Christian Dior Couture appointment at the Hotel Pierre.

I only watch MSNBC for the news.

I'm so sick of mermaid dresses, trains, borrowed bling-bling, and a pose.

The late Estee Lauder says you can never wear white shoes after Labor Day. But of course, in today's world, that does not exist.

Look at 'American Idol,' which I don't look at. Those winners haven't become household names except for Jennifer Hudson, and she was a reject. You can't aim to be a household name. You just have to be successful.

Uggs can be as chic as heels for women.