You're only as good as your last collection, which is an enormous pressure.

Fashion is above all an art of change.

You only get a short life, so take chances.

I've lost, but I also gained a lot. I'm a creative person, and no one can take that away from me. I've been told I committed professional suicide because it was the only escape from the terrible pressures I was facing. What do you think?

I love New York. But the energy is so intense

Sure, I'd like to be like the House of Chanel

I don't care about money. I really don't care. I just want to do what I do