Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable.

I feel very strongly about dresses on every level - a dress feels like underpinning.

You look at the world situation, look at London, Paris, Italy, it is all basically the same as the U.S. Then you look at other places such as India, Bali, with warmer climates, you know the Southern climates, they are very different. I think there is a time and place for everything and in Australia, for example, it is completely the opposite. I don't think we can be designing for that customer per se.

Delete the negative; accentuate the positive!

Design and style should work toward making you look good and feel good without a lot of effort so you can get on with the things that matter.

Smell is the primordial sense, more powerful, more primitive, more intimately tied to our memories and emotions than any other. A scent can trigger spiritual, emotional or physical peace and stimulate healing and wellness.

It's hard to keep the energy going sometimes, that's why I like to go with a group of people who are meditating. I love meditating in groups, it's fantastic.