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

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

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

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

My resolution is to make positivity, thankfulness and happiness my new mantra.

I didn't even have a portfolio, but I went to Tom Ford the next morning. He said, "I'd love you to come in with me. Get a lawyer." It was quite exciting, obviously, because it was a complete departure. But mind you, what he was looking for was the exact opposite of what I thought. My first collection for him was Cher-inspired. It was flower trousers, California, hippie cool, all the stuff I did at Oscar. It was making me sick. I wanted to see the other side of the spectrum. Tom was always very secure about the way he did things, so it was quite interesting for me.

Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic.