I was a very young girl and I got into fashion very much by accident, wanting to be independent. What was wonderful was that while I was learning and discovering - learning about the work, discovering myself as a woman - I was allowing other women to feel the same way.

For me, traveling and living are the same. How you travel is a symbol of your life.

Be proud of yourself. Try to eat well...and when you cheat, enjoy it!

We need to encourage designers and agencies to be responsible. We need to make sure everyone is sensitive to the issues. But to calculate the girls' body mass - I personally think it is demeaning.

Bali and the Aman resorts are all very luxurious, great places to go.

The success of every single woman is the inspiration for another.

I must have books everywhere. They're the soul of a room-they reveal the taste, the interests, and the secrets of whoever lives there.