A bad investment is going for quantity over quality. If you're trying to be careful with your wallet, especially with the economy right now, you have to choose staple pieces.

These kids are more savvy. They know what people are wearing instantly. It's brutal. We're the ones sending the dresses and we can barely keep up; these kids see it before we do. So we know they're plugged in. Now they can forget that for a few hours. Just go big with ideas! Experiment!

You can wear whatever, be whatever, do whatever you want.

I think everybody needs a little bit of Minnie in their wardrobe.

I hate the terminology of "costume" because my clothes are not costumes at all. I think they're high fashion, avant-garde, and more couture, definitely, and yes, some of my pieces are not particularly wearable, but I wouldn't say they're costumes, I'd say they're more couture.

When you're an adult designer, you're either running a business or you're helping someone else's business run. Either way, that's a lot of pressure.

When Oprah Winfrey wears something, it works out, too. But if someone's having "a moment," that always helps.