I like cold. I really like to go to cold towns. I love gray. I love winter.

My mom. She was quite a character. Open-minded. It was a very small town, and she started her own business, manufacturing children's wear. She was very dynamic. Her death was like the umbilical cord being cut. That's when I moved to America.

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

Milan, for me, is a city of discovery. You can find some amazing gardens behind some great houses; I also love finding beautiful galleries and incredible shops, but you have to explore. And the food is amazing.

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.

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