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

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

My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.

You can't compare us, but I do think that Calvin Klein influenced his way of working. Calvin created this whole aesthetic with imagery - the whole sex thing. I can see that Calvin influence on his work. What Calvin has created is untouchable. My legacy, whatever it is I'm doing here, is miniscule compared to what he has done. It's just like an update deal.

I never liked sleeping; I always think I am missing something.

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.

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.