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 cannot live without art: it excites me, it challenges me, and it leads me to the next thing.

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’ve reached a certain age where I love to work. I could just live here [at the studio].

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

I do go back to Brazil once a year. I miss my family.

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.