If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque, it's simply because I'm striving for the best.

It's the mishaps that make it fun, and brings you the surprise.

I’m very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do. If that turns you into a perfectionist then maybe I am.

I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My dad believed in the cult of personality. He brought great writers and columnists to The Standard.

If you can't be better than your competition, just dress better.

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

I think what I often see is that people are frightened about fashion. Because it scares them or makes them feel insecure, so they just put it down. On the whole people that may say the mean things about our world I think that’s usually because they feel, in some ways, excluded or, you know, not a part of ‘the cool group’ so as a result they just mock it.