I wasn't a club kid. I wasn't an artist. I was just a foreigner, trying to soak it all up. I had quite a lot of fun.

I wanted to be involved with fashion, though I didn't know what being a designer meant.

I have no tolerance for boredom. I spend so many hours in the office, and I still love it.

I drape a lot. I cut. I have to touch. For me, it's almost impossible to start without that.

I’ve reached a certain age where I love to work. I could just live here [at the studio].

I didn't know who Calvin Klein was, really. But Brooke Shields, we knew her from those incredible commercials - "There's nothing between me and my Calvins." I knew very little about American fashion then. I had no money, and Charivari was very educational to me. And Parachute. I was fascinated by those stores. I couldn't buy anything; I just went through the clothes.

All the Tauruses I know have this connection to the earth and the environment. We are very curious people, very loyal, very aware of and respectful of our surroundings. Also, we're stubborn, but that's our way. We understand what we want, which is not bad.