I was in a business for years where the stylist styled me, and I was wearing things from other designers. I was just there to be a conduit to those things. To be lucky enough to be embraced, having branched out from being a model, has been the greatest gift ever.

I like the idea of not looking at trends, not being driven by them. I like what I like and that's it.

I shop a lot more for furniture than I do for clothes. I much prefer going to an antique shop full of obscurities.

I've never been a girly-girl, never drawn to things that are fussy.

When you can take something that is a reject at the thrift store sitting on the bottom of a pile of junk and make it work, make it look interesting, that's real style to me.

Life is full of all sorts of things, and I never expected to be a part of this. I never expected to be a model. I never expected to be a stylist. Or a designer. So you never know.

I'm a big believer in doing what you've got to do, but taking a breather when you can.