The '70s were full of creativity. Everybody was so unique. It was a very creative period, and I think to be a designer you have to know a little about art and literature and music because there is inspiration in all of these things. You're looking for beauty but also something that makes sense.

The word "elegance" is a bit different now.

You feel very romantic when you're in a ball gown. Everyone should wear one once in a while.

I approach fashion as an evolution. It's always changing. As you know, sometimes it changes in three months.

Do you know what elegance is? It is not only what you're wearing. It is how you wear it. who you are inside.

It's very important to have a definitive style as a designer.

I was schooled at home, then didn't go to university because I married when I was 17. I didn't go into work until late in my life.