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.

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

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

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.

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

All the Tauruses I know have this connection to the earth and the environment. We are very curious people, very loyal, very aware of and respectful of our surroundings. Also, we're stubborn, but that's our way. We understand what we want, which is not bad.

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.