You think of luxury when you think of Calvin Klein. He created this lifestyle that's really desirable, so our whole project has that quality of being lasting.

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

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

Mid-'80s in New York was fantastic. I remember my first Gay Pride parade in the city. Where I grew up was very sheltered, so when I got to the city, there was this freedom and so much happening. At the same time, there was this pressure of AIDS and everything else. New York is so different today.

I just hate people who are lazy. To be on my team, you have to have energy and a sense of wanting to learn. That really excites me.

Being sexy is not about what's on show, it's all about suggestion, or insinuation. I'm interested in the way a garment hangs on a woman's body and the way it moves when she moves.

When a sketch comes into this three-dimensional form and everybody contributes, it's really fantastic.