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 don't listen to music when designing. We create in silence. I go through a torturous process because everything has to be precise and right.

I'm not an artist. I'm a fashion designer of clothes.

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

People don't really go to museums in Rio. I shouldn't say it's not sophisticated, but, you know, they go to the beach.

I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn't speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school.

I never liked sleeping; I always think I am missing something.