So as a founder, you have an authenticity and a human factor that is really special and that gives an enormous amount of energy and fuel. But as a founder, you’re also not as cold, maybe, or as pragmatic.

The easier your hair is to manage the happier you'll be with it and the prettier you'll feel.

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

The older I get, the more impressed I am with women. I have yet to meet a woman who is not strong. They don't exist.

The important thing is to take your time and not get stressed.

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.

I never try to make a major fashion statement but I want to be the friend in a woman's closet. I make dresses that women get laid in.