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

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

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

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.

I wasn't a club kid. I wasn't an artist. I was just a foreigner, trying to soak it all up. I had quite a lot of fun.

I could never before say that I loved color or that I understood color. But Oscar de la Renta opened up a side of my brain.