It is a family; it's a slightly dysfunctional family, but it's also very close and warm and loving family.

You either know fashion or you don't.

Tears? Are you going for a Barbara Walters moment?

Fashion is a reflection of our times. Fashion can tell you everything that's going on in the world with a strong fashion image.

I don't really follow market research. In the end, I respond to my own instincts.

Just be true to yourself, and listen as much as one is able to to other people whose opinions you respect and look up to but in the end it has to come from you. You can’t really worry too much by looking to the left and the right about what the competition is doing or what other people in your field are doing. It has to be a true vision.

[The democratization of luxury] means more people are going to get better fashion. And the more people who can have fashion, the better.