I worked in a boutique after work, my second job, selling women's clothes. And that was a way of not just making money but meeting women. That was very exciting job. I loved that job.

It's not about the outside, it's the inside. But dressing on the outside can help the inside.

I worked in a boutique after work, my second job, selling women's clothes. And that was a way of not just making money but meeting women. That was very exciting job. I loved that job.

You can only be connected to others if you are connected to yourself and the truth inside.

I got involved in fashion by accident. When I got to New York, my intention was to have enough money to eat and to stay and I don't have to leave. I just loved New York - the energy, the culture, the freedom.

Creativity to me is the life force that is in us. It’s an animalistic instinct for survival.

Love is a key ingredient for creativity.