Fashion is a mysterious energy, a visual moment-impossible to predict where it goes.

I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be and to some degree, the woman I'm still a little piece of.

That wonderful and terribly frightening journey of self-discovery. That process of growth, of being an independent person, of learning who you are and what you want from life, is the real secret of life, happiness and beauty.

Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over.

The iPad! What is better designed than that? I read magazines on it, I play Scrabble. I use it for everything.

The important thing is to believe in what you do. Have a big dream and take small steps.

I was born in Belgium. I went to school in England and in Switzerland, then I came to America, so I really feel like I am a citizen of the world.