When I first started my own brand, when I needed an icon, I had no other icon but myself. I had to create that.

I think the way the world has evolved, it's maybe caught up to me. It makes more sense and it makes it click on a larger scale.

The world has changed around me. I've been me, and continuously being me in a constant, steadfast way.

Working at Moschino has been great because I just have to deliver when I have to deliver.

I think as humans we're nostalgic creatures and that's what we do. We go back to things that have a semblance of something comforting, or enough time passes that it seems cool again, or maybe it's something that some people didn't even experience.

There are the great people who have grown and loved me, like Katy [Perry] - who started as a fan and told me that one day she hoped I would dress her, and asked for a picture with me at a fan meet and greet. Now she's became one of the world's most important pop stars. I've supported her since the beginning, out of believing in a spark in her and giving her a chance because she was a girl who obviously seemed very passionate about what I am doing.

I think I'm one of few American designers doing a house in Europe, and I think I've been proving myself there very well.