I knew since the age of four that I wanted to be a clothing designer. I read an article in LIFE magazine about two young ladies that graduated from Parsons School of Design, and when they graduated they went to Paris and Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor opened a boutique for them. So I thought, "Oh, I just have to go to Parsons, that's all."

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

I don't have the luxury of making clothes just to make an effect. It can't be something totally frivolous, because my distributors have to have a successful season, too.

Well, my whole thing is that I'm kind of like a show-off!

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 love the fact that fashion always changes, and I hate the fact that it always changes.

I think you have to be in the right place at the right time. And understand that and know when it is your time and how you react to it and how you respond to it.