In order to lead a fascinating life, one brimming with art, music, intrigue, and romance, you must surround yourself with precisely those things.

Popeyes and Taco Bell. I try to be healthy, but they're just so good.

I created my bags from the notion of developing a well-edited line of fashionable, but not "trendy" handbags. By designing styles that will be as relevant tomorrow as they are today, my brand has established itself as a modern classic.

I did not go to fashion school. I arrived in New York in 1986 from Kansas City and was working as accessories editor for Mademoiselle Magazine. While working at Mademoiselle I noticed that the market lacked stylish and sensible handbags, so I decided to create my own.

If you're honest and fair as you can be, not only in business but in life, things will work out.

As far as I'm concerned playing 'Dress Up' begins at the age of five, and never truly ends.

I collect books, a lot of books.