The first thing I do when I get up, I have breakfast.

I have more friends in New York than Paris.

Designers must be both conscious and unconscious at the same time. Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle talent.

It's never too early to care about fashion.

I’m like a rock singer with one-night stands on the road. I’m here for two days in New York; I leave in the morning early. I come back for Anna Wintour’s party at the Met, then again at the end of May for a prize I get from the Gordon Parks Foundation.

I love classic beauty. It’s an idea of beauty with no standard.

Sometimes it's easy to have ideas, but somebody has to find a way to do it. Often those responsible for finding a way don't have the idea.