I’ve always been inspired by women, and my mission was to inspire women. I always wanted to become a certain kind of woman and I became that woman through fashion. It was a dialogue. I would see that the wrap dress made those women confident, and made them act with confidence.

When I was a little girl, if I didn't eat my soup, my mother would say, 'You have to think of all the Chinese children who have nothing to eat.' But now, for my children, Chinese people make everything, and for my grandchildren, they buy everything.

Beauty is perfect in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections.

My clothes are great for a honeymoon: They're light and sexy, colorful and pretty, and not expensive.

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.

I didn't really know what I wanted to do, but I knew the woman I wanted to become.

I obviously don't feel under pressure to look young, because I have had no Botox or surgery. I don't judge people who choose to have it, but I don't want to erase who I am.