My inspirations come from everywhere. It's important to look at everything and anything.

I don't collect things per se, but I do pick up things as I go. Like, in my studio I have an old sewing machine from Germany that my dad gave me, and then something else that I got from a friend in India, and a piece of flooring from one of my shows.

My parents loved me, and I think they realized that I was probably not going to have a normal 9-to-5 job. For the longest time, my dad thought that I was just going to be home until I was, like, 35, which, weirdly, is completely normal in Asian families.

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.

I miss All Stars, by the way. I was just telling people: how am I going to get by until January?

My inspirations come from everywhere. It's important to look at everything and anything.

I worked 10 years as a toy designer before I started my career as a fashion designer. It's something I just fell into and really liked.