I was very preppy in my childhood. I also went through an anti-clothing moment where I just wanted to wear sweats because I'd just moved to Canada. My mom was always trying to get me into proper clothes, but I never wanted to wear them, and now that's all I wear.

When I was growing up, you sort of did the unthinkable. You did something that has never really been replicated.

Actually, I'm probably 99-and-a-half percent plastic now.

I think it's really important to make things your own in your voice. I started when I was 23, and in the beginning of my career, there was this expectation of a young designer being edgier, cooler, more downtown. But I was never that person.

We all want to be a little glamorous, a little playful and a little mischievous at times.

Buy things you truly love, things that are special, but not a lot of them. It’s about value, not quantity.

I love the romance of Paris. I love Angelina [tearoom and pastry shop]. I always get a Mont-blanc [pastry] there.