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

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

I had to succeed. Failure means I would have to be homeless again.

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

Follow the truth to life and love what you do... Be passionate about it to the point where you’re willing to do anything for it.

I grew up in different orphanages in Israel, and if they gave me a pair of shoes, a shirt, and pair of pants every year, I was lucky. The rest was handouts, leftover clothes. So I appreciated clothes because I only had one new shirt each year.