I only do what I do. For me, it is a craft. It's got to be my own thing - otherwise, I would never be successful. I could easily go to the archives and pull 1987 or 1991 collection by Calvin Klein. But when you look in there, you realize that it was never about one piece. It was about the collections as bodies of work.

I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise it's just not fashion.

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.

My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.

I hate to sound esoteric, but there is something about a house that leads you to that one chair, that one corner, where you just sit and feel comfortable.

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

I cannot live without art: it excites me, it challenges me, and it leads me to the next thing.