The first item I designed for a real person was when I was about 10 and I made my first item of clothing for myself.

What I like about eyewear is that it can work with a lot of different looks. You can wear it with a Balenciaga dress, or something that is straight and very quirky.

The ideas can come from anywhere; the energy just comes from loving what I do.

I'm just in the business of creating; creating new work inspires you to create new work. It's kind of funny.

Even when I'm writing in character I'm normally still writing about things I know or things that have happened to me or using that character to start an exploration of my own consciousness. Really though, any character that you can examine is just an examination of a part of your own consciousness.

The main thing [of social media] is it allows us to speak directly with our fans and customers, getting that immediate feedback, that conversation; that's what I love. It means that no matter what we are saying, if it's big or small we have a way of saying it. People connect with that.

In this [fashion] business you're living in the future a lot of the time.