I just love the way the '60s rock stars put themselves together, because they were like dandies and peacocks. They really lived out their fantasies - and dressed their fantasies.

I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit.

What people look to me for is a whole look. People come to me for icing on the cake, not a basic stretch pant.

There are always different influences each season. It could be a person, it could be a piece of furniture; it depends on what I'm obsessing about.

To me, fashion is like a mirror. It's a reflection of the times. And if it doesn't reflect the times, it's not fashion. Because people aren't gonna be wearing it.

You have to focus on your dreams, even if they go beyond common sense.

You just pray that something is going to hit you like lightning. Like a movie, a book, or a photograph, a painting, something that you can riff on it and learn more about it and explore it, and just go on a journey with it. So lots of times when I choose a theme, I'll also incorporate other things that I'm doing at that period.