I don't feel the pressure by outsiders. I'm not someone who's easily influenced by the public.

We're all our own worst critics and so hard on ourselves, but for me, my biggest insecurity is my arms. I just hate the tops of them. I work out and they still never look good enough for me. So, over the years I've learned to dress to make myself feel better.

I love all of my shoes! It is a must to have them color coordinated, and to be able to see each and every one of them. I know exactly where each one lives and I can tell if one has even been moved!

I'm Armenian, but I'm very fair and I look white... I would always get such hate about it.

I live in a world where there's magazines and blogs, and people feel like they are allowed to criticize me, and in the meanest way.

To be able to design for the plus-sized consumer, for me, that's just beyond. It's a dream.

The Armenian Genocide is such a controversial and very sensitive issue because the Turkish and Armenian people disagree about the facts of what actually happened. I know how strongly Armenians feel about the Genocide, and how it's never been recognised. At the same time, I do not hold today's generation of people accountable.