I realized the importance of archiving. So I save key pieces from my collections, as well as any red-carpet things that become iconic. I always ask for that stuff back. I'm like, "It's going in my archives."

I need to feel like I'm part of something. I need to feel part of the world when I go to sleep.

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.

Being feminine in the way you dress doesn't have to compromise who you are as a woman or your career.

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

I hope being gay isn't the most interesting thing about me.

Anyone who knows me knows that I don't know anything about politics. Every time I go to Washington, I feel like I'm in Legally Blonde.