I love history. I love art. I like to mix it all together, but in the end it somehow has to all make sense.

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.

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

Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.

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

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 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.