What a costume designer does is a cross between magic and camouflage. We create the illusion of changing the actors into what they are not. We ask the public to believe that every time they see a performer on the screen he's become a different person.

Couture has copied my things for years, in addition to countless other costume designers, claiming theirs were the original ideas. It's all part of the business, unfortunately.

With women, there's a basic female instinct of caring deeply about the way they look; women stars have a narcissist complex.

Many faux pas of fashion can be avoided if you curb your instinctive desire to buy things with your heart instead of your head.

Many women dress for men before marriage, and for women after marriage.

Fashion is a language. Some know it, some learn it, some never will - like an instinct.

Building a proper wardrobe is like building a home. Indeed, you should think of it like a home, because it is something you're going to live in. It must be comfortable and suit all your needs.