I think I'm a global citizen. My parents came from China, were educated in France and emigrated to the United States. And I think that opened up my mind to be able to live and work anywhere.

I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit.

I always say the next big thing will happen in unexpected places - up and coming cities that aren't necessarily boom markets.

Nothing's faster than the Internet.

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 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."

Creating a book and creating a collection involve a lot of editing.