I love punk, I love a lot of British Invasion bands, I love garage bands.

You still get the sheer quality coming through but you're covered.

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

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

A piece of fabric can get me going.

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."

I’m always about optimism and exuberance. It’s what I feel about fashion.