You know what makes me teary? Goya. Goya makes me cry.

You listen to Handel operas, right? And there are a thousand of them, right? And they all sound alike. If I look back on my work, maybe it's the same thing.

I don't want to offend people.

To me, you can't have style without being inspired. When I design a collection, I am inspired by so many things. The color of a flower. The shape of a butterly's wing. The juxtaposition of an old tenement building next to a shiny new skyscraper.

How do I do it? I don't know how I wouldn't do it-that's the thing.

It's no wonder we know how to dress; we've spent centuries in closets.

The more relaxed you can get, the better you'll do