If you have beautiful knees, show your knees. I'm not a puritan. I love skin.

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.

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 love reading so much, but I love book shopping.

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

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