For women raised in the '70s, high heels can still carry a stigma; they're associated with being stupid, with just wanting to please a man. Other women find them empowering.

To feel like a woman, wear heels, to feel like a goddess, wear five inches.

It's a good addition. There are so many bad addictions. Better be addicted to shoes than something else

There are a million things I'd rather do before designing clothes: directing, landscaping.

A lot of my friends have tattoos; I realized that it's not only just a part of pop culture, but a bit of a map on someone's body, which says something about people. A part of their life, like an armor or a crest.

I didn't even know Vogue existed when I was growing up.

I'm a designer, and I think if you work in fashion, you have to give people fantasy.